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May 26, 2009

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- Is literary fan fiction copyright infringement for series like …
- Harry Potter and Angels & Demons cause tourism boom
- ‘Harry Potter: the Exhibition’
- MTV Movie Awards Will Be ‘Edgy Unpredictable’ Mark Burnett Promises
- Serbedzija to act in ‘Harry Potter’
- Summer films offer escape for many
- ‘2009 MTV Movie Awards’ Honors Ben Stiller With ‘MTV Generation Award’

Is literary fan fiction copyright infringement for series like …
Examiner.com
Rowling’s Harry Potter series the ending to the long involving saga tends to be less than sufficient for some readers. Drawing upon the locale character set-up and plot of the final sequences of their favorite (sometimes not the actual ending of the book series) book(s) some readers take their favorite stories to the next level – fan fiction. Fan fiction which is usually not for sale for commercial value but which is usually made available to a plethora of readership drawns upon the ideas likenesses of character and sometimes actual language and style of the original author.

Harry Potter and Angels & Demons cause tourism boom
Daily Mail
the Roman ForumRome is not the only destination experiencing interest as a result of a blockbuster. Harry Potter fans have been flocking to Wales – even though the latest installment of the famous wizard series has not been released yet. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows is being filmed in Pembrokeshire – and fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the cast have boosted weekend hotel bookings in the region by 150 per cent.
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‘Harry Potter: the Exhibition’
Time ut Chicago
orgDescriptionHold on to your hats Muggles: The much-anticipated 10000-square-foot exhibit has finally opened at MSI offering fans a behind-the-scenes look at the costumes and props from all the Harry Potter films released to date as well as a few surprises from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince due out in July. Super-detailed settings inside the museum are inspired by the film sets (think the Great Hall and Gryffindor common room). Visitors can also toss ?quaffles? in a Quidditch area and tour Hagrid’s Hut. Admission is by timed-entry ticket; the exhibit stays open nightly until 9pm. WhenSundays 9:30am–5:30pmMondays 9:30am–5:30pmTuesdays 9:30am–5:30pmWednesdays 9:30am–5:30pmThursdays 9:30am–5:30pmFridays 9:30am–5:30pmSaturdays 9:30am–5:30pmThrough Sep 27.

MTV Movie Awards Will Be ‘Edgy Unpredictable’ Mark Burnett Promises
MTV.com
There’s a sneak peek of. ‘ “But Burnett knows that even “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” can’t live up to the hype surrounding “New Moon. ” “The biggest sneak peek of all [is].

Serbedzija to act in ‘Harry Potter’
Blic
2009 – 09:33 Rade Serbedzija one of the most successful actors from the former Yugoslavia will act in the sequence of the hit film “Harry Potter” based on J. Rowling’s novel.

Summer films offer escape for many
Brandon News and Tribune
8 percent respectively. No one knows how long the box office resurgence will last. Theaters are poised for a strong spring and summer fueled by sequels such as “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. MRE FRM THIS CHANNEL•.

‘2009 MTV Movie Awards’ Honors Ben Stiller With ‘MTV Generation Award’
PR Newswire (press release)
As previously announced movie megastars Shia LaBeouf Sandra Bullock Sienna Miller Channing Tatum Bradley Cooper Abigail Breslin Thomas Lennon Danny McBride Sofia Vassilieva Denzel Washington Cameron Diaz Ryan Reynolds Will Ferrell Vanessa Hudgens Leighton Meester Jonah Hill and Lil Wayne are confirmed to present popcorn statues. In addition Eminem will take to the stage to perform music from his anticipated new album Relapse and Kings f Leon will perform LIVE on MTV for the first time ever treating viewers to their rock anthem “Use Somebody” from their hit album nly By The Night. Viewers will also be treated to exclusive first looks at the highly anticipated 2009 movie releases The Twilight Saga: New Moon Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen during the show. The 2009 MTV Movie Awards marks the first year in which the final nominees were decided on by the fans. This year’s show will be a movie megabattle between devotees of Twilight and Slumdog Millionaire as both movies are neck-and-neck with each film receiving nominations in six award categories. MTV will up the cinematic fun quotient this year by debuting the new category “BEST WTF MMENT” and bringing back “BEST SNG FRM A MVIE. ” Fans will get the chance to pick this year’s most jaw-dropping “WTF” movie moment that left audiences speechless and vote on their favorite movie soundtrack hit.

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