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Information Technology News Harry Potter Lexicon website disappears as JK Rowling wins court battle | Harry Potter Lexicon website disappears as JK Rowling wins court battle |
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| by Davey Winder | |
| Tuesday, 09 September 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 Does Rowling really need any more money? Is Rowling
really writing a lexicon of her own? Could Rowling not just donate a
bunch of money to charity instead and let the fans have the Vander Ark
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Harry Potter fans are, at the end of the day, just a source of revenue it would appear. Should we be surprised? Of the Warner Bros attitude, no of course not, but of JK Rowling? Well, I for one expected more. The final boot looks like it might have gone in with the disappearance of the Harry Potter Lexicon website itself. I truly hope my fears are unfounded, but as I write this the website is unavailable due to "technical difficulty" and the temporary URL provided just returns a 404 not found error. Wouldn't it be a shame if this spiteful legal action has killed off not just a fan encyclopedia but also one of the most comprehensive of Harry Potter online resources as well? Still, not that Warner Bros or JK Rowling will be concerned, it is only Harry Potter fans who will be impacted if the website has gone under... |
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