J.K. Rowling: If Anyone Writes About Harry Potter, It’s Going To Be Me

Forget about the whole momentarily shocking kerfuffle surrounding “Harry Potter” scribe J.K. Rowling and her decision to “out” fictional character Albus “I’m Secretly Gay” Dumbledore. Now, Rowling is involved in another equally boring controversy. A legal one! Pertaining to copyright infringements!

Author J.K. Rowling and the maker of the Harry Potter films are suing a small publisher in Michigan over its plans to release a book version of a popular Web site dedicated to the boy wizard. The suit claims that RDR Books will infringe on Rowling’s intellectual property rights if it goes ahead with its plan to publish the 400-page Harry Potter Lexicon on Nov. 28.

And from a legal standpoint, Rowling’s absolutely right. But really, what’s the harm in putting an invisibility cloak on this lawsuit long enough to let the Michiganders sell one crappy Harry Potter knockoff book? Jeez, Rowling. You’d think after crushing the right-leaning Midwestern children’s dreams by telling them way too much info about their beloved grandfatherly wizard and his “magic wand,” you could have maybe, just maybe, let this one slide.