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J.K. Rowling: Biography

Birth Name: Joanne Rowling
Birth Place: Yate, Gloucestershire, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/31/1965, Leo
Profession: Writer

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Harry Potter Copyright Lawsuit Disappears with a Win | Today's News: Our Take | 9/9/2008
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers have won a copyright lawsuit that challenged the publication of an unauthorized Potter compendium.Rowling and Warners went to court earlier this year in an effort to stop the publication of Steven Vander Ark's Harry Potter Lexicon by RDR Books. The tome was to be based on a website for fans of Rowling's massively popular books.New York judge Robert Patterson ruled that the planned compendium would infringe Rowling's copyright, says the Reporter. Patterson also issued an injunction to halt the Lexicon's publication, and argued that it borrowed too much from Rowling's work to be considered acceptable for fair use.He awarded Rowling and the studio $6,750 in statutory damages."I took no pleasure at all in bringing legal action and am delighted that this issue has been resolved favorably," Rowling said. "I went to court to uphold the right of authors everywhere to protect their own original work."RDR Books, meanwhile, said was not thri... read more be the first to leave a comment
Handwritten Harry Potter Prequel Fetches $48,855 | Today's News: Our Take | 6/10/2008
How much are 800 handwritten words worth? When they're in the form of an ersatz prequel to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, nearly $50,000. On Tuesday night at a London auction house, a bid of 25,000 pounds (or $48,855) claimed someone a two-sided page on which Rowling wrote a preface to the mega-hit series of books and movies. The auction's proceeds will benefit a dyslexia charity and the writer's organization PEN. Twelve other authors and illustrators, including Nobel winner Doris Lessing and novelist Nick Hornby, offered similar short-form items for auction. Lest anyone hope that Rowling's charitible scribblings might lead to something bigger (and bound), it should be noted that the document's final 12 words were: "From the prequel I am not working on — but it was fun!" — Anna Dimond Related:• 20/20 Special Will Bewitch Harry Potter Fans• Judge Urges Rowling to Make Lawsuit Disappear read more
20/20 Special Will Bewitch Harry Potter Fans | Today's News: Our Take | 4/21/2008
ABC News and RDF Media Group, who recently partnered to bring 20/20 a high-rated profile of the royal family, are reteaming for a behind-the-scenes look at the life of Harry Potter auteur J.K. Rowling.An RDF crew tailed Rowling for more than a year for a piece that includes interviews, the Deathly Hallows book tour and a look at locations that inspired Potter characters and events. The 20/20 special also will offer a hint as to what's next for the beloved franchise (besides, that is, a mound of legal bills). According to the Reporter, a November sweeps airing is planned. — MWM read more
Judge Urges Rowling to Make Lawsuit Disappear | Today's News: Our Take | 4/16/2008
Who's got an Invisibility Cloak handy? Following three days of emotional testimony, a New York judge presiding over J.K. Rowling's copyright case has urged the author to stop litigating and start settling.Judge Robert Patterson Jr. told the Harry Potter author and coplaintiff Warner Brothers that copyright infringement has a lot of gray areas in American law, and that the litigation could go on for years of appeals, according to the Reporter. "I think this case, with imagination, could be settled," he said.As previously reported, Rowling filed the suit against a publisher that plans to print the Harry Potter Lexicon, an encyclopedia compiled by Steven Vander Ark, who has a website with similar content. Vander Ark's publisher, RDR, asserts that the encyclopedia would be used for scholarly use, and would not impact Rowling's sales.If some of the publishing experts who testified at the case are any indication, the book may find plenty of readers, but probably wouldn't be making the New... read more
J.K. Rowling Testifies Today in Lawsuit | Today's News: Our Take | 4/14/2008
J.K. Rowling will appear in a Manhattan court today to testify in her lawsuit against a publisher hoping to print the Harry Potter Lexicon. The Lexicon is an encyclopedia — compiled by Steven Vander Ark, who runs a website of the same title with similar content — dedicated to the magical world Rowling created in her seven wildly popular Harry Potter novels. In her lawsuit against Vander Ark's publisher, RDR Books, Rowling claims the book is simply "a rearrangement of her own material."Although RDR is not challenging Rowling's claim of copyright infringement, the judge will hear testimony to determine if the use of the material in a scholarly pursuit should be deemed legal, according to the AP. Rowling, who has previously praised the website, will testify about the multiple similarities between her texts and the planned Lexicon book. The case is expected to last most of the week. Do you think Rowling will/should win her case? Is there a difference between using the content ... read more

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J.K. Rowling: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Source)	2011	Movie
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Source)	2010	Movie
Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince (Source)	2009	Movie
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (Source)	2007	Movie
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Source)	2005	Movie