In our previous episode at 07:35 PM 4/3/03, Shalanna wrote:

>I don't know whether anyone else is aware of the other famous case brought 
>by Rowling and Scholastic against a woman who wrote several books in the 
>1980s from which some distinctive things were "materially
similar" to what 
>ended up in the Potter books.  That one was even more damaging as 
>precedent because it was right here in the USA.  I didn't want to bring 
>this up for fear of being accused of Rowling-bashing, but here's the same 
>thing -- except the other way.  An author has shown that Rowling's book 
>contains elements of *her* 1980s books.  But Scholastic/Rowling sued 
>HER.  And I really, really DO think that was bass-ackwards.

You're right, it was.  It was the other way around:  Stouffer sued Rowling, 
and lost.  For good reason.

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