Comments on: Harry Potter Lexicon – Copyright Infringement or Fair Use? http://blog.ipfactor.co.il/2008/04/21/harry-potter-lexicon-copyright-infringement-or-fair-use/ Opinionated Intellectual Property News Blog with an Israel Slant Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:47:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: dougcoverdale http://blog.ipfactor.co.il/2008/04/21/harry-potter-lexicon-copyright-infringement-or-fair-use/#comment-47643 Fri, 09 May 2008 19:28:53 +0000 http://ipfactor.wordpress.com/?p=372#comment-47643 If in fact OVER 90% if the total word count of the book is Rowling’s material, that is pushing way past “fair use”…just my opinion.

]]> By: Jood http://blog.ipfactor.co.il/2008/04/21/harry-potter-lexicon-copyright-infringement-or-fair-use/#comment-47588 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:03:26 +0000 http://ipfactor.wordpress.com/?p=372#comment-47588 I think the thing you’re missing here is how much of the book Rowling herself wrote.

Read this, in particular the last two pages. These are actual court filings for the case. Rowling’s material comprises over 90% of the total word count of the book.

http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2007cv09667/315790/83/

How could that possibly constitute fair use?

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