The Detroit Free Press reports that the publisher and author of the "Harry Potter Lexicon" aren't giving up trying to make a buck off of Harry Potter — even though a judge has barred publication of the book. Now they are seeking to publish the book without the copyrighted content that the judge determined was lifted from Rowling.
Roger Rapoport, a Muskegon publisher, and Steve Vander Ark, a Grand
Rapids area librarian and author, expect their attorneys this week to
file a notice of appeal preserving the men's right to continue the
legal battle for their Harry Potter book.
U.S. District Judge
Robert P. Patterson Jr. ruled Sept. 8 that the book violated Rowling's
copyright and blocked its publication.
In a 60-page opinion,
Patterson said the work quotes too directly from the Potter books and
dwells too much on a pair of books written by Rowling to explain
aspects of the wizarding world she created.
Rapoport and Vander Ark are considering whether they could edit the book to pass the judge's muster.
Imagine what these gentlemen might accomplish if they devoted the same amount of time and effort to creating their own books.
They have got A LOT of writing to do. Mainly, like, redoing the whole thing and to think on their own.
Personally I think the labeling of this book as copyright infringement shows that we’re getting ridiculous and going too far. It is an encyclopedia. Since when has it been illegal to write one?