Harry Potter Lexicon Trial

Description: DECLARATION of Dale Cendali in Support re: 3 Order to Show Cause,,,,,,. Document filed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., J. K. Rowling. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-1# 2 Exhibit A-2# 3 Exhibit A-3# 4 Exhibit B# 5 Exhibit C)(Cendali, Dale) (Entered: November 5, 2007)
Date Filed: November 5, 2007
Justia URL: http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2007cv09667/315790/7/
DISCLAIMER: IANAL. This is not legal advice or analysis.
Layman's description: Dale Cendali is a lawyer for the plaintiffs. SVA/RDR planned a book based on the Lexicon websites; WB/JKR believes that infringes on their IP rights & demanded they C&D. Attachments (not available at the Justia website) show cover of book and whatnot, indicating trademark infringement.

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( Department of Redundancy Department. )

Description: DECLARATION of Diane Nelson in Support re: 3 Order to Show Cause,,,,,,. Document filed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., J. K. Rowling. (Cendali, Dale) (Entered: November 5, 2007)
Date Filed: November 5, 2007
Justia URL: http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2007cv09667/315790/6/
DISCLAIMER: IANAL. This is not legal advice or analysis.
Layman's description: Diane Nelson is president of Warner Premiere. They own the Harry Potter film rights and various trademarks attached thereto.

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( You can skip this one; it's just part of establishing who's allowed to sue whom. )

Description: DECLARATION of Neil Blair in Support re: 3 Order to Show Cause,,,,,,. Document filed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., J. K. Rowling. (Cendali, Dale) (Entered: November 5, 2007)
Date Filed: November 5, 2007
Justia URL: http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2007cv09667/315790/5/
DISCLAIMER: IANAL. This is not legal advice or analysis.
Layman's description: Blair is a laywer for Rowling's literary agency. She doesn't authorize other people to write Harry Potter books. Blair ran across an ad for the Lexicon book at PublishersMarketplace.com. He contacted SVA/RDR about it, and got told they "had been asked to leave all correspondence on this matter to others."

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( Does he really need to spend 5 of his 9 paragraphs saying that JKR wrote some books? )