JK Rowling was sued for stealing ideas form other authors. Frankly speaking, this particular lawsuit seems to be very ridiculous and as to me everyone is always trying to get at least a small piece of this woman’s fortune and talent.
J.K. Rowling is being sued for stealing ideas from another British author. According to the lawsuit J.K. took parts of Jacobs’ 1987 book The Adventures of Willy the Wizard.
Many experts estimate the lawsuit is “a billion-dollar case”. I hope JK will win the case!
According to the official data, UK cinema admissions in 2009 were at their highest level since 2002. Sounds amazing and very promising, don’t you think so? But, who is to blame?
As to me, theatres should thank to such blockbuster movies as Harry Potter, Twilight and Avatar. they were of great help when it came to enticing people back to the cinemas.
Just a couple of words about box-office takings:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – £50.72m
Avatar – £41.00m
Ice Age III – £35.02m (I love Ice Age. The whole of them).
Dear fans, I am very glad to announce that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was the highest earning release of the year!
Merry Christmas and all the best to you and your families and … happy Harry Potter reading and watching!
A retired couple found an unusual and deadly tropical plant in their own Bristol garden. The plant is called Datura stramomium and it is also known as Devil’s snare, that is highly poisonous plant used by South American Indians for poisoning fishing hooks and other ammunition. Even the seeds of the plant are poisonous and provoke hallucinations.
The plant became popular after JK Rowling featured it in its first book about Harry Potter adventures. The couple wasn’t aware how dangerous this plant is and they though that it was quite attractive.
According to the woman, who pulled some of the dead flowers from the plant, she felt a bit poorly afterwards. Right now the plant should be burnt, even its seeds and dead leaves.