It sounds as if RDR Books will at least try to keep its options open on finding a way to publish Steve Vander Ark’s HARRY POTTER LEXICON. The Detroit Free Press says they “expect their attorneys this week to file a notice of appeal preserving the right to continue the legal battle for their Harry Potter book.” As we pointed out in our coverage of the case, much of the Judge’s decision rested on excessive copying of the two slim tie-in companion books Fantastic Beasts and Quidditch Through the Ages (along with excessive copying of JK Rowling’s descriptive language from […]
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No Potter Film Tie-in This Year
Warner Bros. has decided not to release their film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince this November, debuting it on July 17, 2009 instead. Warner president Alan Horn says the film would have been ready as scheduled but they want to take advantage of the “relative dearth” of big films next summer (as a result of the production lag from the writers strike). “It feels like we have an opportunity in the summer,” Horn said. As the LAT notes, “the shift in schedule is already roiling Potter fans, who are among the most intense devotees in contemporary pop […]