Rowling drops damages claim against Potter pirate

Author J.K. Rowling has declined to seek damages from a French teenager who translated the latest Harry Potter novel and posted it online.

Wed, 15 Aug, 2007 - 12:24

Author J.K. Rowling has declined to seek damages from a French teenager who translated the latest Harry Potter novel and posted it online.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Aix-en-Provence last week after he posted his French translation of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows online, two months ahead of the official French release.

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