Have you ever wondered how J. K. Rowling turned a great idea about Harry Potter into a great business?

A key ingredient in her success is the protection that copyright law provides for Rowling’s stories. Recently, Harry Potter hit the headlines again when a librarian marketed a
dictionary of the books’ characters. Ms. Rowling successfully sued to
protect her ownership rights in the published Harry Potter phenomenon.
The dictionary was not a “fair use” under copyright laws: Legally, the
librarian could not profit from rearranging materials that Rowling
owned.

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