Judge halts unofficial Harry Potter lexicon

A US judge has halted publishing of an unofficial encyclopedic companion to the popular Harry Potter book serial publication in a copyright suit author JK Rowling argued would jeopardize other authors.

Judge Robert Patterson in US District Court in Manhattan wrote an opinion that said independent US book publisher RDR Books "had failed to establish an affirmative defense of clean use" and that publishing of The Harry Potter Lexicon should not proceed.

The ruling aforementioned Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc and Rowling had established copyright infringement of the Harry Potter series and two fellow traveller books, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages.

The British author and Warner Bros, a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc, sued RDR Books, which planned to publish the lexicon, a 400-page point of reference book written by Steve Vander Ark, based on his fan website.

Lawyers for RDR Books could not forthwith be reached for input on Monday's ruling, which said that if an injunction on the lexicon was not issued "suspect is potential to continue infringing plaintiffs' copyright in the future."

In court in April, Rowling, estimated by the Sunday Times to be charles Frederick Worth about $1 billion, said she was outraged her work was considered to be honest game because it was so popular.

At the same hearing Vander Ark, eroding eye specs similar to those worn by Harry Potter, aforesaid his book was intended to avail readers and celebrate Rowling's work. He denied accusations of plagiarism.

But Patterson's ruling in favour of Rowling's position aforesaid that "because the Lexicon appropriates likewise much of Rowling's creative work for its purposes as a reference guide, a permanent injunction must issue to prevent the possible proliferation of deeds that do the same and so deplete the incentive for original authors to create new works".

An attorney for Warner Bros and Rowling could non immediately be reached for comment on the ruling.

The judge awarded Warner Bros and Rowling damages of US$750 for each of the seven novels around the boy wizard and US$750 each of the two fellow traveller books for a add together of US$6750.

"Since the Lexicon has non been published and thence plaintiffs sustain suffered no harm beyond the fact of the infringement, the court awards plaintiffs the minimum awards for each work to which plaintiffs have established infringement," the opinion said.

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"Get the picture. Go to the police department, thank them for arresting you, frame the picture and put it up in your kitchen." Actress JAMIE LEE CURTIS, a former drug addict, advises drink drivers to thank the police officers who caught them out.

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The American version of 'The Office' star John Krasinski will play the lead in Sam Mendes' as yet untitled comedy.
According to Variety magazine Krasinski, who plays Jim in the hit TV series, will star alongside Maya Rudolph and Cheryl Hines in the relationship comedy.
The plot follows an expectant couple (Krasinski and Rudolph) as they travel the country in search of a place to settle and raise a family.
The film, written by husband and wife duo Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, is due to begin shooting next month in Connecticut.
Further details have yet to be revealed by 'American Beauty' director Mendes.

Angelina Jolie - Thornton Congratulates Pregnant Jolie

ANGELINA JOLIE's ex-husband BILLY BOB THORNTON has congratulated the star on her pregnancy.

The Tomb Raider actress confirmed earlier this week (14May08) that she and partner Brad Pitt are expecting twins later this year (08).

And Thornton - who divorced Jolie five years ago - says he is thrilled with the news.

He tells America's OK! magazine, "I think she was always meant to be a mother in so many ways. I'm just so happy for her.

"I'm happy for the kids to have a mother like her and a father like him"

And Thornton also heaped praise on his former lover for her goodwill and humanitarian efforts.

He adds, "I'm astounded that somebody has that kind of passion and that much energy for something that actually does affect people and help people out."

Thornton met Jolie on the set of 1999 movie Pushing Tin and the pair married in 2000.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox's newest reality experiment is a modern-day twist on "The Prince and the Pauper."


The network is set to announce "Secret Millionaire," a new series in which wealthy benefactors go undercover in impoverished neighborhoods. For about 10 days, a multimillionaire meets financially destitute locals and experiences what it's like to live on a meager budget. At the show's conclusion, the millionaire reveals his true identity to the community and gives a minimum of $100,000 of his own money to at least one deserving person.


"How often do we see somebody who's homeless on the street and wonder what it would be like to live like that?" Fox president of alternative entertainment Mike Darnell asked. "Whereas the superwealthy are so detached from that experience. This is a really clever conceit and has a great emotional arc to it."


Fox has ordered six episodes of the hourlong series from RDF USA. The network plans to unveil the show Thursday at its "upfront" presentation to advertisers in New York. "Secret Millionaire" is based on a Channel 4 U.K. hit from RDF Media that is returning for a third season and which won the prestigious Rose d'Or award in 2007 for best reality series at the annual Rose d'Or Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland.


"It's going to be huge," said Chris Coelen, CEO of RDF USA ("Don't Forget the Lyrics," "Wife Swap"). "It's got a 'fish out of water' element -- which is always fun -- and it's got the inspirational stories about what these people are doing in their communities. And then there's an unbelievable emotional payoff."


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"Secret Millionaire" producers sought participants with assets in the "triple-digit-million range" who have lived sheltered lives. Most are men, but not all. Each episode tracks two story lines: the millionaire's culture shock as he or she is immersed in poverty and the rags-to-riches fairy tale of struggling individuals who gain a financial windfall.


Philanthropic reality shows have been increasingly popular the past couple of years, led by ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and, most recently, "Oprah's Big Give." Yet some attempts to capitalize on them have flopped, such as NBC's "Three Wishes" and ABC's "The Benefactor." 

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A number of former reality television stars are set to compete for the chance to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
Among those vying for the chance to perform at the event in Belgrade in May are former 'X Factor' star Andy Abraham, 'Any Dream Will Do' star Rob McVeigh and 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?' contestant Simona Armstrong.
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The six acts will take part in the 'Eurovision - Your Decision' programme next month, with the winner becoming the UK's official entry for the Eurovision.
BBC's Eurovision host Terry Wogan said: "A turkey is one of the contenders for this year's Irish entry. For the past few years, we've been picking a turkey for the UK.
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Bronfman plays Salonen's Piano Concerto

On Feb. 1, 2007, the New York Philharmonic premiered Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Piano Concerto, his most ambitious orchestral score. The Big Apple's skeptical concert-goers and critics, proudly sporting their late-model flashiness detectors, responded with surprising (and evidently surprised) enthusiasm. The composer conducted. The orchestra, a very great ensemble in music it has played a million times, was impressive, barely over its head.

Yefim Bronfman, the herculean Russian pianist for whom the concerto was written, sweated bullets at the premiere and complained to any reporter who would listen about just how outrageously difficult the solo part was -- and how unfairly late the composer, a close friend, had been in delivering the finished score. No one took him seriously; he was a sensation.

Finally, 16 months later -- after further performances of the concerto by Salonen and Bronfman in London and Chicago -- E-P has called home. He and Bronfman offered a breathtaking account of the concerto to close the Los Angeles Philharmonic's program, the last of the season, Thursday night in Walt Disney Concert Hall.

The concerto has not been universally lauded. Martin Bernheimer panned the premiere in the Financial Times, and the British critics followed his lead in their unanimous dismissal of the work as warmed-over Ravel and Rachmaninoff after it was played in the British capital at the Proms last summer (although a lot of cheers from the audience could be heard on the BBC broadcast). Chicago's response was apparently warm, not hot.

Finishing touch

The heat, however, was up in Disney. Deutsche Grammophon is on hand with dozens of microphones set up on stage to record the four performances of the concerto for CD. The Philharmonic, which is concluding six weeks of memorable concerts with Salonen, claims a prerogative when it comes to its music director's music. A Salonen orchestral score never seems quite finished until it has been played by the Philharmonic in Disney.

Thursday, this one was finished. The concerto has an elaborate structure that the composer describes in detail in his program notes. The instruments of the orchestra and the soloist are in intricate play for half an hour. Salonen suggests fanciful images of dancing machines and massive yet elegant animals. He writes that his working title for the lushly Romantic slow middle movement was "Synthetic Folk Music With Artificial Birds." Here, where he imagines a post-biological culture developing a kind of cybernetic Balkan folklore, is where others have seen the shameless synthesis of Rachmaninoff and Ravel.

Salonen's self-deprecating response has been that he steals from everyone in this concerto. The spectacular piano writing has a strong whiff of Prokofiev, a Bronfman specialty, at his most percussively brilliant. Even a touch of Gershwin can be heard. But in Disney, nothing sounded hackneyed. The orchestral writing is bracingly, and brazenly, complex, and any intimations of earlier music are essentially shards of the past in ultramodern settings.

Salonen's most interesting theft is from himself, particularly his small but also insanely virtuosic solo piano piece, "Dichotomie." But at best that was like an early sketch.

At the preconcert talk, Bronfman was still amusingly griping about his killer solo part, but he couldn't hope for an ounce of sympathy after his confident, commanding performance brought the house down.

Stravinsky premiere

For the first half of an inventive program, Salonen chose piano music made orchestrally new. He began with four Debussy preludes orchestrated by the British composer Colin Matthews, along with a fifth prelude in tribute to Debussy by Matthews himself. Matthews creates robust sounds and puts himself into the picture. The results are very nice but probably unnecessary.

I had something of the same feeling about Steven Stucky's respectful orchestration of Stravinsky's "Les Noces," which was the evening's world premiere. Salonen had asked for this version, given that Stravinsky had spent years trying to find the right orchestration for his re-creation of a Russian folk wedding before finally settling on four pianos, percussion, four vocal soloists and chorus.

I missed the sharp brilliance of the pianos, but Stucky kept the percussion and was exceedingly careful not to dull the primitivist effect of the music. Still, this orchestral transcription sounds like older, less original Stravinsky than does the piano version, and the singers become less striking, no matter how skillful the balance with a full orchestra.

Those singers (Susan Narucki, Kelley O'Connor, Gordon Gietz and Jason Hardy) were very good. The Master Chorale sounded one rehearsal short of nailing tricky music.

mark.swed@latimes.com