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J.K. ROWLING SHOOTS DOWN “ABSURD” PLAGIARISM CLAIMS

Posted by Adam

Friday February 19, 2010

J.K. RowlingMILLIONAIRE author J.K. Rowling has been forced to hit back at “absurd” claims she stole another British author’s ideas for a Harry Potter best-seller.

Rowling is facing an d estimate$800 million lawsuit over accusations she plagiarized ideas from the late children’s writer Adrian Jacobs.

Lawyers acting for his estate have added Rowling to a writ first filed against her UK publishers Bloomsbury in London last June. They allege Mr Jacobs’ 1987 book The Adventures of Willy the Wizard: No1 Livid Land was copied in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire published in 2000.

Bloomsbury said Jacobs’ Australian-based estate first approached it in 2004. Rowling said Thursday the claims were “not only unfounded but absurd”.

“We will be applying to the court immediately for a ruling that the claim is without merit and should be dismissed,” she added.

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  • Tyrell

    Stupid! If she actually did steal the idea, It’s not her fault she published it and made millions! She doesn’t Procrastinate like the supposed “original ideaist”

  • Michelle

    what? so wizards can’t go to school, get thrown in jail, have contests, or go to the hospital?

    maybe the people who invented universities, prison, contests, and hospitals should sue Adrian Jacobs…