Criminal Law

Yesterday's Harry Potter Testimony
Steven VanderArk testified yesterday in the Harry Potter lawsuit, and was apparently quite emotional on the stand, according to New York Times reporter Anemona Hartocollis. Meanwhile, the blogosphere abounds with Potterisms, or at least titles: Harry Potter and the Supernatural...

Harry Potter and the Amazing Lawsuit
That J. K. Rowling lawsuit over Steven VanArk's encyclopedia of everything Harry Potter, based on his website, is set to begin in a New York courtroom tomorrow. Ms. Rowling, the author of the fabulously famous and bestselling Harry Potter books,...

Harry Potter: Feminist Friend or Foe
It was only a matter of time until a book like Harry Potter: Feminist Friend or Foe? hit the presses.  I have an affinity for feminist perspectives and a tolerance for “Law &” just about anything...

Harry Potter Opens Today!
No, it's not another Harry Potter movie that opens today. Rather, it's the first day of trial in a copryight infringement suit brought by "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and her publisher, Warner Bros...

Petrificus Totalus: Rowling Goes to Court to Stop Harry Potter Encylcopedia
An interesting case is being heard in New York over the scope of protections afforded authors in the use of their work. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has sued Steven Vander Ark and RDR Books, the publisher of the Harry Potter encyclopedia for copyright infringement...

Entitlements to Entertainment and Blog Posts
Some Harry Potter fans are fuming at the decision by Warner Bros. to delay the release of the next Harry Potter film by eight months. From the WSJ: To a world of wand-wielding Harry Potter loyalists, the studio executive had crossed to the dark side...

Harry Potter Bookends
Recalled Due to Lead Contamination Hazard