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FILED. A $100 MILLION LAWSUIT,
by
J.K. ROWLING,
37, author, and by
SCHOLASTIC
, U.S. publisher; against the New York
Daily News
, after the
tabloid published details about the plot of the new, fifth Harry Potter
book; in New York City. The suit claims that the newspaper damaged
Rowling's intellectual-property rights and harmed Scholastic's $3
million global
marketing campaign. Booksellers worldwide had to sign an agreement with
the publisher, forbidding them from selling any copies of
Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix
until 12:01 a.m. Greenwich mean time on
June...
