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Overview of Lexicon Trial Docs
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DISCLAIMER: IANAL. This is not legal advice or analysis. This is fannish musings about a Harry Potter-related trial. If I've mangled the descriptions of some docs, I welcome correction; if you got into legal trouble following my descriptions, then you need to have your head examined.
I've looked over the filings, and have a rough breakdown of what they are. There are 79 documents numbering 1-86 (some numbers are skipped).
Quick rundown:
1: Initial complaint by WB/JKR: They be stealin' mah copyrites.
2: Boring legal statment that WB exists.
3: Judge's order to RDR/SVA/Etc. demanding they, umm, participate in the trial.
4: Memo of Law--WB/JKR legalese demanding immediate action to avoid losing much $$ if they win.
5-8: Various statements in support of #3.
9: Judge's order demanding RDR stop publication while trial is sorted out.
10-12, 16-21: Legalese saying who's a lawyer and address forms and when & how discovery will or won't happen.
22-41: Various WB/JKR docs in support of the initial complaint & stop-publication injunction.
42: Amended Complaint. Haven't read it yet; says about the same thing with possibly updated language in spots.
43-45: Legalese about who's gonna lawyer for whom.
46: Opposition to Injunction: RDR's reply and why they think the Lexicon is legit & legal.
47-52: Statements supporting RDR/SVA.
53: Boring legal statement; see #2.
55-59, 61-63: Supplemental statements supporting WB/JKR.
60: Memo of law on WB/JKR's side.
64-66: Evidence declaration and scheduling docs.
67: RDR/etc Answer to Amended Complaint (Haven't read this one yet either.)
68-75: More schedules & announcements of lawyerdom.
76: Pretrial memo, RDR
77: Pretrial memo, JKR/WB
78-81: More legalese announcements and requests for time and such.
82: Def. Motion in Limine--RDR wants to exclude 900 pages of analysis, including presumably the "pie chart of fail."
83: Pltf Opp to Motion--WB/JKR insists that the 900 pages are just summations of previous materials, and necessary to their case.
84: Judge arranges to look at exhibits. Or something like that.
85-86: More lawyerese about lawyers involved in the case.
( Contemplating how much energy to put into this )
DISCLAIMER: IANAL. This is not legal advice or analysis. This is fannish musings about a Harry Potter-related trial. If I've mangled the descriptions of some docs, I welcome correction; if you got into legal trouble following my descriptions, then you need to have your head examined.
I've looked over the filings, and have a rough breakdown of what they are. There are 79 documents numbering 1-86 (some numbers are skipped).
Quick rundown:
1: Initial complaint by WB/JKR: They be stealin' mah copyrites.
2: Boring legal statment that WB exists.
3: Judge's order to RDR/SVA/Etc. demanding they, umm, participate in the trial.
4: Memo of Law--WB/JKR legalese demanding immediate action to avoid losing much $$ if they win.
5-8: Various statements in support of #3.
9: Judge's order demanding RDR stop publication while trial is sorted out.
10-12, 16-21: Legalese saying who's a lawyer and address forms and when & how discovery will or won't happen.
22-41: Various WB/JKR docs in support of the initial complaint & stop-publication injunction.
42: Amended Complaint. Haven't read it yet; says about the same thing with possibly updated language in spots.
43-45: Legalese about who's gonna lawyer for whom.
46: Opposition to Injunction: RDR's reply and why they think the Lexicon is legit & legal.
47-52: Statements supporting RDR/SVA.
53: Boring legal statement; see #2.
55-59, 61-63: Supplemental statements supporting WB/JKR.
60: Memo of law on WB/JKR's side.
64-66: Evidence declaration and scheduling docs.
67: RDR/etc Answer to Amended Complaint (Haven't read this one yet either.)
68-75: More schedules & announcements of lawyerdom.
76: Pretrial memo, RDR
77: Pretrial memo, JKR/WB
78-81: More legalese announcements and requests for time and such.
82: Def. Motion in Limine--RDR wants to exclude 900 pages of analysis, including presumably the "pie chart of fail."
83: Pltf Opp to Motion--WB/JKR insists that the 900 pages are just summations of previous materials, and necessary to their case.
84: Judge arranges to look at exhibits. Or something like that.
85-86: More lawyerese about lawyers involved in the case.
( Contemplating how much energy to put into this )