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PTeppic · 1st August 2007, 07:40 PM

The issue for those hoping to do spin-offs for this series, rather than Tolkein, is that JKR and Warner have trademarks and copyright (#) on pretty much everything Potter related. I'd have thought the Tolkein material is now out of date for such thing. Even trying to say something is "unofficial" (as such products usually do, if not approved) is probably not enough to escape the legal wrath of JKR/Warner.

# - The book text is (c) to JKR, the covers to the publisher's pet artists. After that copyright notice comes "Harry Potter, names, characters and related indicia are copyright and trademark Warner Bros., 2000"

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PTeppic Reetou Diplomatic Corp Join Date: May 2001 Location: North-west UK Posts: 3,100	Re: Expanded epilogue with Rowling The issue for those hoping to do spin-offs for this series, rather than Tolkein, is that JKR and Warner have trademarks and copyright (#) on pretty much everything Potter related. I'd have thought the Tolkein material is now out of date for such thing. Even trying to say something is "unofficial" (as such products usually do, if not approved) is probably not enough to escape the legal wrath of JKR/Warner. # - The book text is (c) to JKR, the covers to the publisher's pet artists. After that copyright notice comes "Harry Potter, names, characters and related indicia are copyright and trademark Warner Bros., 2000"