Rowling bring sued for plagiarism

JK Rowling is being sued for £500m (€587m) for plagiarism.

Rowling bring sued for plagiarism
Wed, 17 Jun, 2009 - 17:11

JK Rowling is being sued for £500m (€587m) for plagiarism.

The estate of little-known British author Adrian Jacobs has claimed Rowling's fourth novel 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' was copied from Jacobs' 1987 book 'The Adventures Of Willy The Wizard No 1: Livid Land'.

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