1998 (early): Truly Amazing Metahero Investigations, Inc., on behalf of its president Harrold Potter, sues Joanne Rowling for trademark infringement.
1998 (middle): Truly Amazing Metahero Investigations, Inc. vs. Joanne Rowling is thrown out of court as a nuisance suit, since "Harrold Potter" and "Harry Potter" are not the same phrase. The publicity surrounding the court case draws attention to Ms. Rowling's book, making it a bestseller.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
1998 (middle): Truly Amazing Metahero Investigations, Inc. vs. Joanne Rowling is thrown out of court as a nuisance suit, since "Harrold Potter" and "Harry Potter" are not the same phrase. The publicity surrounding the court case draws attention to Ms. Rowling's book, making it a bestseller.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012