Posted On: April 21, 2008, 11:30 am CDT

Posted By: lastbat

My take on this is that as soon as Vander Ark started making moves to generate cash from his lexicon - that's when Rowling brought out the lawyers. She has always been very protective of her interests in Harry Potter, ensuring she has complete control over any money-making aspects of the characters and worlds she's created. She didn't mind the website because ad revenue brought in about $7k/yr or so (according to a msn.com story I read) so couldn't really be considered a financial threat. The published book however could potentially bring in heaps of cash and would interfere with any future lexicons or encyclopedias she would wish to publish. (I completely disregard her claims that the whole ordeal has made her not want to write anymore. She's always been a drama queen on that aspect in my mind).

The best thing for both to do is settle this one. She gets a piece of the action and creative input and he gets his name on the cover, a piece of the action, and creative input. They both come out ahead. I don't see Rowling doing that though.