The BBC has video of the drunken Darth Vader attack, and…Really? That’s it? To quote Gizmodo: “I can’t believe someone got charged with assault for this.”
Potterverse update
The Hollywood Reporter reports that it’s tough to say how the whole Harry Potter Lexicon case will go because fair use is complicated. No, really?
The U.S. news program 20/20 will air a special featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the life of J.K. Rowling in November.
Daniel Radcliffe is seeking a mysterious Aussie who caught his eye at a film event Down Under. Shockingly, there seems to be no shortage of mystery women. He claims it was all a joke.
Speaking of Radcliffe, his latest film My Boy Jack aired on PBS’ Masterpiece last weekend. Yes, it might have been more convenient if we told you about this before it aired, but it will probably be repeated throughout the week. In this article, Radcliffe and co-star Kim Cattrall (also known as Samantha on Sex and the City) discuss growing up, Harry Potter and, you guessed it, sex (in the city, anyway).
Warrant issued for Welsh Vader assaulter
Arwel Wynne Jones, the man who attacked the head of the Jedi Church in a Vader mask, showed up in court for a hearing, but hasn’t bothered to show up for the actual case. The judge has issued a warrant for his arrest.
Drunken Vader attack goes to court
The BBC has a report from Holyhead magistrates court, including details about the man who attacked the head of the ‘Jedi Church.’
Lucasfilm’s less-that-greatest legal hits
Great White Snark counts down the Top Five Most Ridiculous Legal Disputes Involving Lucasfilm, from Digg to Ronald Reagan.
Bonus: Death Star wedding cake.
The Harry Potter Lexicon trial, Day 3
You know the deal, but here are the highlights: USA Today’s overview… The judge (who found the books to be ‘extremely complex’?!?) urged settlement! Legal analysis from fandom lawyers! Protests! Rampant snark!
And could Steve Vander Ark’s haircut be any more inappropriate for a 50-year-old?
The Harry Potter Lexicon trial continues
It’s day two for the case and press coverage hasn’t abated at all, so off to Fandom Wank with you. (Must-reads for today: SVA cries, blames publisher and legal analysis by Praetorianguard.)
The Harry Potter Lexicon goes to court
There’s so much going on with this that I’m just going to point you towards Cleolinda’s post on Fandom Wank.
If you don’t want to delve straight into the snark, check out the articles from the Associated Press, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and CNN.
Shepperton Studios lawsuit in the courtroom
The BBC, Reuters, and Bloomberg are all covering the case between Andrew Ainsworth’s Shepperton Design Studios and Lucasfilm, over who really owns the stormtrooper designs. That’s a lot more coverage than I remember for the American version.
As for the case itself, it seems Lucasfilm called in the troops – literally. Metro.co.uk has the most on the presence of the armored, presumably the 501st:
Michael Bloch QC, representing Lucasfilm, looked at the armour and helmets surrounding him and told Mr Justice Mann: “The gentlemen sitting in front of me and around me, who are known throughout the world, are the subject matter of the entire case.”
The judge, looking at the white armour of the Stormtrooper in front of him, asked: “Will they be there for the entire case?”
And no one brought a camera?
Meanwhile, The Guardian says there were only two costumed figures.
Star Trek gets own self-published infringer
Following in the hallowed footsteps of Lori Jareo, Austin P. Torney self-publishes Star Trek: The Death Wave. His cover makes Jareo’s look quite classy… and check out this summary:
An original screenplay/novelette that answers the question of how the warlike Klingons of Captain Kirk’s era came to their end and were replaced by the somewhat friendlier Klingons of the new generation; however, this story does not dwell much upon the Klingons, but upon Kirk’s forced retirement at age 65 and his return from it through a war for the galaxy in which he must become the ultimate chess master.
Might I interest sir in a period? (via)