8 Months Ago, COMPILED BY DAVE ITZKOFF from NYT > J. K. Rowling says (in ‘Potter’ Publisher Denies Plagiarism) The British publisher Bloomsbury denied on Monday that J. K. Rowling copied substantial parts of another children’s book to write “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”

21 Months Ago, Laura T. Ryan from Post-Standard Syracuse.com says (in Rowling testifies in Manhattan courtroom) Louis Lanzano/APHarry Potter author J.K. Rowling arrives at Manhattan federal court today. In a lawsuit, Rowling says her copyrights are being violated by a fan who plans to publish a Harry Potter encyclopedia.Author J.K. Rowling took the stand today in... Louis Lanzano/APHarry Potter author...

23 Months Ago, HPANA says (in Judge in Rowling case urges settlement again) During today's court proceedings in New York between RDR Books and Warner Bros. and "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, the judge once again urged a settlement amongst the parties involved. Judge Robert P. Patterson stated that "...this case, with imagination, could be settled."

And CNN International says (in Rowling suing fan over new Potter book) Author J.K. Rowling will tell a judge this week that one of her biggest fans is in fantasyland if he believes a "Harry Potter" encyclopedia he plans to publish does not violate her copyrights.