[Good Old Neon]

Originally Posted by zerospinboson

Try writing a book about the harry potter universe today, tell someone about it before you start writing, and count the hours until you're sent a Cease & Desist letter or sued by the JK Rowling legal team. I doubt you would be able to count further than you have fingers and toes before they knocked on your door.

But that would not prevent you or anyone else from writing a story involving a boy wizard, provided you’re not simply plagiarizing Rowling’s work. You might be charged with being unoriginal, but little else.