J.K. Rowling faces another plagiarism suit

/ Author News / By Mary Daniels Brown / February 18, 2010

J.K. Rowling faces another plagiarism suit / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com:

It’s not the first time that Rowling, estimated to be the world’s wealthiest author, has had to defend herself against charges of plagiarism. One prominent case involved a 2002 suit brought by American author Nancy Stouffer who claimed that her character ‘Larry Potter’ bore a striking resemblance to Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter.’ Stouffer lost her case and an appeal three years later.

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Mary Daniels Brown learned at an early age how to read people, and she’s been doing that ever since. Combining advanced education in both literature and psychology, she reads and reviews novels that explore identity, the search for meaning and purpose in life, and the varieties of human experience. She’s been blogging about books at Notes in the Margin for more than 25 years. Mary believes that her focus on Life Stories in Literature has made her both a more astute reader and a happier, more human person.

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