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LONDON — A British judge refused to dismiss a plagiarism lawsuit against “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling on Thursday, saying claims that the best-selling author stole ideas from an obscure fantasy book deserved to be considered at a proper hearing.
Justice David Kitchin ruled that the claims, brought by the late Adrian Jacobs’ estate trustee, Paul Allen, had a chance of success — although he described this as being “improbable.”
The lawsuit alleges that Rowling’s fourth book in her blockbuster series, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” copied substantial parts of Jacobs’ 1987 book, “The Adventures of Willy the Wizard — No. 1 Livid Land.” Jacobs died in London in 1997.
The Associated Press
