What is known about plagiarism regarding Harry Potter – Rambler / Movie

For all the time since the release of books about Harry Potter and up to 2009, who just didn’t try to prove that Joan Rowling didn’t come up with the idea of ​​the world of magic, which idea appeared in books and films. “Rambler” gives the most striking claims against the writer.-

“Troll”

The 1986 horror film tells the story of the main character Harry Potter, Jr., who, throughout the entire timing, is faced with magic and fantastic creatures. The creators of the film announced plagiarism on the part of Rowling, and also promised to release a prequel called “Troll: The Rise of Harry Potter”, but the idea remained unfulfilled.

Forgery of documents

In 2002, an American writer Nancy Stoffer accused her British counterpart of using plot moves and heroes, as well as some words invented by her. During the trial, it turned out that Stoffer provided false information and documents. As a result, the plaintiff was ordered to pay a fine of $ 50,000 for attempting to deceive the court and reimburse Rowling a portion of the costs of lawyers.

“The Wizard Willy”

In 2009, another story of plagiarism surfaced by Rowling: similar moments between the story of “The Boy Who Survived” and Adrian Jacobs’ book were found by the relatives of the latter, and the writer himself had already been dead for 12 years. The heirs decided to prove that a significant part of the plot of the “Goblet of Fire” Rowling took from the “Wizard Willy”. Among the similarities were: a competition of wizards, during which the heroes saved a loved one from mythical creatures (Jacobs had centaurs, Rowling had mermaids); the characters played magic chess, read magic newspapers, and visited a special prison for sorcerers. The lawsuit of the family was rejected in 2011.

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