johnsemlak
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I'm not a Harry Potter fan, but I thought this might intereste some people here:
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Russia sees new Harry Potter parody; copyright-holder does not object
MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - Russia has seen another parody on the Harry Potter
books by J. K. Rowling, titled Porry Hatter and the Stone Philosopher. The
parody was written by Andrei Zhvanlevsky and Igor Mytko, Belarussian authors
of shows broadcast on Russian television, and published by the Vremya
publishing house.
"As for the second imitation of Harry Potter, this book is a real parody
created according to all canons of the parody genre. It deliberately
grotesquely describes adventures of Porry Hatter, a negative double of Harry
Potter, who finds himself in an unusual magic family," said Natalya Dolgova
of the Rosman publishing house, the copyright-holder of the Harry Potter
books in Russia.
Speaking to Interfax, Dolgova said Rosman does not intend to sue the
publishers of the Porry Hatter books, unlike those of Dmitry Yemets's books
about Tanya Grotter.
"The book about Porry Hatter definitely has the right to exist, unlike
Yemets's books, which are not parody but actual plagiarism, which has been
confirmed by assessments from independent literatary experts," Dolgova said.
The situation surrounding the Eksmo publishing house, the publisher of
Yemets's books, "will definitely be developing," Dolgova said. Rosman is
currently expecting a decision from London publishers and lawyers, and the
probability that the copyright-holders of the Harry Potter books will sue the
publisher of the Tanya Grotter books remains high, she said.
If the London law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., which
protects the rights of both J. K. Rowling and Warner Brothers, the
copyright-holder of the Harry Potter logo, decides to file a suit against the
Tanya Grotter publishers, it will appeal to the Russian district court near
the Eksmo publishing house.
#4
Russia sees new Harry Potter parody; copyright-holder does not object
MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - Russia has seen another parody on the Harry Potter
books by J. K. Rowling, titled Porry Hatter and the Stone Philosopher. The
parody was written by Andrei Zhvanlevsky and Igor Mytko, Belarussian authors
of shows broadcast on Russian television, and published by the Vremya
publishing house.
"As for the second imitation of Harry Potter, this book is a real parody
created according to all canons of the parody genre. It deliberately
grotesquely describes adventures of Porry Hatter, a negative double of Harry
Potter, who finds himself in an unusual magic family," said Natalya Dolgova
of the Rosman publishing house, the copyright-holder of the Harry Potter
books in Russia.
Speaking to Interfax, Dolgova said Rosman does not intend to sue the
publishers of the Porry Hatter books, unlike those of Dmitry Yemets's books
about Tanya Grotter.
"The book about Porry Hatter definitely has the right to exist, unlike
Yemets's books, which are not parody but actual plagiarism, which has been
confirmed by assessments from independent literatary experts," Dolgova said.
The situation surrounding the Eksmo publishing house, the publisher of
Yemets's books, "will definitely be developing," Dolgova said. Rosman is
currently expecting a decision from London publishers and lawyers, and the
probability that the copyright-holders of the Harry Potter books will sue the
publisher of the Tanya Grotter books remains high, she said.
If the London law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., which
protects the rights of both J. K. Rowling and Warner Brothers, the
copyright-holder of the Harry Potter logo, decides to file a suit against the
Tanya Grotter publishers, it will appeal to the Russian district court near
the Eksmo publishing house.
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