Picture by Louis Lanzano. (c) 2008 Associated Press.
According to the Winnipeg Sun, It seems that U.S. District Judge Robert Patterson Jr. would rather have J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of novels, and Steven Vander Ark, author of an unauthorized encyclopedia of the series titled ‘The Harry Porter Lexicon’ settle their differences out of court. He fears that the copyright infringement case involves many unresolved issues of American law, and could thus drag on for years in appeal hearings.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs – Rowling and Warner Bros (which holds the intellectual property rights to the books and films) – claim that “The Harry Porter Lexicon”, a fan-based collection of Harry Potter story lines and spells, contains too much copyrighted material from Rowling’s work.
The case, which began last Monday, is being heard at the Manhattan federal court, and has proved to be an emotional affair thus far.
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