A federal judge in New York has officially dismissed a lawsuit against author J.K. Rowling by Adrian Jacobs, who claims the fourth "Harry Potter" book is a ripoff of his series, "Willy the Wizard." Jacobs claims themes like Wizard tournaments, Wizard chess, and the central character of an empowered Wizard child were all his inventions in 1987, but the judge sided with Rowling, who said she had never heard of the series. Scholastic publishers said that they "will continue to vigorously defend any such frivolous claims challenging the originality of Harry Potter and the brilliant imagination of its author." Now, can we all please focus our litigatory rage at "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer? Just because?
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