What do you think of JK Rowling suing over this? Article attatched?
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KOLKATA, India (AFP) - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is suing organisers of a religious event for constructing a replica of her imaginary Hogwarts Castle in an eastern India city, officials said Thursday.
Rowling and her publishers Bloomsbury are seeking two million rupees (50,000 dollars) from the organisers constructing an elaborate castle from canvas and papier mache in Kolkata for the upcoming Durga Puja festival, court officials said.
The Delhi High Court has summoned the builders on Friday to present their case, they said.
The suit, which runs into 394 pages, argues the organisers of the Hindu festival can stage the upcoming event in the gigantic marquee only after paying two million rupees to the British author.
Rowling’s fictitious world depicts the castle as an ancient school of witchcraft where her eponymous hero Harry Potter learns wizardry.
The marquee in Kolkata’s Salt Lake district replicates the imaginary castle’s outer contours and includes an imitation marble staircase and flagged stone floor in the entrance hall, lit with flaming torches, witnesses said.
The festival organising secretary, Santunu Biswas, said his team would go ahead with the preparations for the four-day festivities, eastern India’s most celebrated annual religious carnival.
“What we are building is not a violation of copyright act anywhere in the world because it’s a religious festival and has nothing to do with money-making,” Biswas told AFP.
Another organiser, Robin Mukherjee, said he was stunned.
“The summons came at a time when the marquee is almost ready and we don’t know what to do now as we cannot afford to pay the fine,” the visibly angry official added.
“It’s just a theme …We have also modelled the Titanic and no-one sued us,” he said.
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3 Responses to “What do you think of JK Rowling suing over this? Article attatched?”
What next, will she start to sue kids for acting out the parts? What you are doing should not infringe on her profits so it shouldn’t be an issue. The lawyers are looking for some easy money.
I read this article last night and to be honest, I found it really a bit repellent….I think anyone who is able to put together a 394 page lawsuit … would understand this event and those bringing it about is not financially profiting from this endeavor….so, they would not be in anyway cutting into Rowling’s profits..if anything ,it would only serve to promote Rowling’s work..
Having said this my guess is Ms. Rowling has set out to punish these people for not paying her some kind of compensation for using something she feels she created (castles ,marble stairs cases, and flag stone floors and the combination of the three has been in existence long before Rowling’s came along and wrote about it in her children’s books …)
anyway, I guess she can do anything she likes..but I doubt this action will endear her to some…it is just a shame these organizers doesn’t have time to destroy the thing and put something else more worthy in its place…what they should do it alter it as much as possible and make it into a fairy castle..than tell Rowling’s to take a flying leap………
Wow! And she seemed like a really nice person.
It was very stupid of the guy to admit he modelled the Titanic too. But then, Cameron is not as shallow, so I doubt the organiser needs to fear any more of such lawsuits.
Mind you, they never sued anyone who did that last year to avoid alienating the fans before the release of the last book in the series. But noe that the hype over the last book is over, she is trying to rake in as much moolah as possible.