Indian Replica
Does anyone else think JK Rowling's lawsuit is absurd and greedy?
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.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071011/ennew_afp/entertainmentindialiteraturepottercourtreligion_071011142707 <
HM, I didn't hear about that, but yeah, it's definitely absurd to me the more I think about it... but whether or not it's cheap... I don't know.
--ok, after checking the article::
I'm a big fan of Harry Potter, but this is kind of ridiculous to me. It doesn't change my opinion on JK Rowling however.
Truthfully though, I don't see how she can sue someone who is making a replica of a fictional castle...when they are using their own materials. Does she own the copyright of the layout of the place or what? How could it be 100% accurate?
Sheesh, It’s not like they are writing her entire novel on the wall so that people don’t have to pay for the books. You can't sue someone for naming their kid "Harry Potter" or their dog "Dobby"... and I don't think if CS Lewis was alive he could sue someone for making their backyard look like Narnia could he?
This is kind of strange, I don't know how she even has a case on this.