Harry Potter plagiarism case collapses

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Mon, 18/07/2011 - 17:28 The claim that J K Rowling's fourth Harry Potter book plagiarised a work by author Adrian Jacobs has been thrown out of court after the clamants failed to come up with the £850,000 demanded by the courts for the case to proceed. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]

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