By now, many will have heard of the lawsuit going on between JK Rowling and RDR Books. And here's what I've to say on it all.

HYPOCRISY!!!!!

JK Rowling is suing RDR Books over their recent attempt to publish Harry Potter Lexicon, claiming they're "her ideas" and that "no one should write about hers." At the same time, however, something she has acknowledged, but many fail to: Rowling herself has cited many inspirational works to Harry Potter, and some have not been acknowledged.

Primary case in point is The Worst Witch, a novel by Jill Murphy published in 1974. It features Mildred Hubble, a clumsy witch who goes to a school called Miss Cackle's. I've read the book; the descriptions of Hogwarts in Rowling's HP novels are remarkably similar, and chapter 6 of TWW even mentions a character called The Chief Magician, described as "very old, with a white long beard and a purple gown embroidered with moons and stars." The edition I read even includes an illustration, which bears striking similarities to Dumbledore.

AND certain elements of Harry Potter are a lot like Lord of the Rings. Rowling supposedly didn't read the actual trilogy until she was a teen, but the similarities are there, if you want to believe it.

And how does all this tie in to hypocrisy?

Why, Rowling sues a publisher for attempting to publish what she claims are "her" ideas, which may not be entirely hers in themselves!

Anyone got any comments?