Interesting article over at the BBC website,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8104549.stm
Lawyers for the estate of late author Adrian Jacobs are suing Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
They claim Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire reproduces substantial parts of Jacobs's story The Adventures of Willy the Wizard.
Bloomsbury described the claim as "unfounded and untrue".
Ms Rowling made no comment.
Out of curiosity I googled the book and found this official website;
http://www.willythewizard.com/.
Lots of very simmilar ideas but I'm not sure how much of it could be classed as plagiarism. However the book was Published in 1987 so I guess there is a claim to be made.
Thoughts?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8104549.stm
Lawyers for the estate of late author Adrian Jacobs are suing Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
They claim Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire reproduces substantial parts of Jacobs's story The Adventures of Willy the Wizard.
Bloomsbury described the claim as "unfounded and untrue".
Ms Rowling made no comment.
Out of curiosity I googled the book and found this official website;
http://www.willythewizard.com/.
Lots of very simmilar ideas but I'm not sure how much of it could be classed as plagiarism. However the book was Published in 1987 so I guess there is a claim to be made.
Thoughts?
