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J.K. Rowling, drop your lawsuit
I usually leave it to others to comment on the Harry Potter empire but I can't keep quiet on J.K. Rowling's lawsuit and her attempt to restrain trade in the marketplace of ideas that is the publishing business.
I wonder how many fans are losing respect for her because she is trying to prevent the publication of a Potter encyclopedia. She's been talking about writing her own for years and there she was close to tears on the witness stand Monday saying that the upset of this lawsuit is interfering with her creativity. I hope she drops the lawsuit and gets to work.
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