> > Fox just announed the fall line Saturday morning line up. It features what I think is the first Harry Potter rip off to come out so far. Oh well, they say imitation is the sincerist from of flatery.
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> How about some surprising news in the other direction? J. K. Rowling is being sued (along with Scholastic, Time Warner, Mattel, and Hasbro) by an author who claims that she originated the plots and characters used in the Harry Potter books.

I think this quote from the article Jimmy provided a link for sums up my opinions on this lawsuit.

``Unfortunately, success often leads to frivolous claims,''

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