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Does anyone else think JK Rowling’s lawsuit is absurd and greedy?

sephrem99 asked:


JK Rowling is listed #48 for the Forbes richest people in the US. She filed a lawsuit for $50,000 against Indian organizers who were building a replica castle to celebrate some festival there. What is she going to do next? File lawsuits against parents in the US who hold Harry Potter themed birthday parties?? I didn’t know she had a copyright for a Hogwarts castle blueprint, or Hogwarts in general. It’s absurd that she feels she needs to sue a non-profit festival, just to get a bit more $$ in her money grubbing pocket.
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6 Responses to “Does anyone else think JK Rowling’s lawsuit is absurd and greedy?”

  1. suigeneris-impetus on April 18th, 2009 9:42 am

    It is probably under the advisement of her business lawyer. She is probably not even involved. Harry Potter is a buisiness, so the CEO/lawyer types are thinking it would be bad for business to allow use of the Harry Potter idea.

  2. Persiphone_Hellecat on April 29th, 2009 10:10 pm

    Yes it is very stupid. Karma is a really bad thing to have come back and bite you in the butt. She will get hers.

    They’re, Their, There - Three Different Words.

    Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.

    Pax - C

  3. cherrycokegirl21 on May 2nd, 2009 8:04 pm

    …And despite the fact that there may be “no commercial motives”… puh-leeze, like droves of people aren’t going to want to go see a real-life “Hogwarts”? I don’t think it’s absurd. It would be absurd if she sued a high school student who made a toothpick replica of Hogwarts for a an art project or something, but this undertaking in India is just too much. Even if there are no commercial motivations, per se, the fact that they are “using” Harry Potter to bring people to their festival or whatever is ultimately going to have some financial impact at the end of the day. They wouldn’t have chosen it as a theme if they didn’t think it would be wildly popular.

  4. Octopus on May 7th, 2009 6:36 pm

    I am writing from Calcutta (alias Kolkata) where the festival in question is being organized. Literally hundreds of pavillions are built in the city to celebrate this religious festival. Quite frequently a pavillion is built around a particular theme. Construction is funded through community donations and corporate sponsorships and the organizers do not stand to gain commercially. However the organizers do try to outdo one another and prizes are awarded for best themed pavillions.

    I do hope that J K Rowlings is not personally responsible for this lawsuit as it is patently absurd. The point is that the replica castle does not in any way affect the sale of Harry Potter books and merchandise. Indeed it may provide J K Rowling some free publicity in India and I suspect that the corporate entities who profit from Rowling’s genius have filed this lawsuit precisely for the sake of additional publicity .

  5. WolverLini on May 10th, 2009 6:45 pm

    I don’t think she is greedy. She has created a world through her books, and is entitled to make sure that others do not profit from her imagination with out due compensation.

    Even if this festival is non-profit, she has to make sure that the organizers do not sell the marquee to someone who could use it to make money from it.

    My guess is that the money will be just leverage to make the organizers deal with her and Bloomsbury. I wouldn’t be surprised if the resolution won’t be something like an official acknowledgment that the marquee is take from her work, is used with her permission and an understanding that it will be totally destroyed afterwards.

    wl

  6. (~(*(Vampires love me)*)~) on May 11th, 2009 8:18 am

    Ahhh, Celebrites these days. “LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!” LOL!