Trail Transcript Day 1
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/docs/jkrtrialday2.txt
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/docs/jkrtrialday3.txt
Not to personally attack Mr. Vander Ark, but he apparently has made public statements that he doesn't agree that J.K. Rowling has the final say in what happens with her characters.
On the second transciprt, I believe this is page 332, he said of RDR in an email:
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I am more than ready to disassociate myself with RDR. They have lied to me, misled me, taken advantage of me and, in the end, ruined my good standing with fans and with Rowling.
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He is unemployed but considers himself a writer. He is writing more books for a different publisher, because they would pay him an advance (333, line 14).
(356, line 2) he admits that he didn't believe the book would be permissible by copyright law. And then he admits not to being a lawyer, not consulting a lawyer about it being permissible. RDR told him (359, line 4) that it was.
(372, line 4) he states that the scope of the book is not an exhaustive scholarly reference.
AND NOW HERE'S THE GOOD PART transcript 3, page 600, line 9:
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Q. You wrote, In fact, a line-by-line review of the Lexicon reveals that out of the 2,437 entries, 2,034 entries simply lift information straight out of the Harry Potter books. Do you see that?
A. I do.
Q. What was the basis of your statement?
A. I counted.
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And I've pretty much given up on reading testimony. But honestly now ... it looks like Steve himself didn't think it was a good idea. So how did we get into this position?