The Harry Potter Lexicon "the will or the heart" to now publish her own encyclopedia. On 8 September 2008, Rowling won her copyright case against RDR Books. Lexicon publisher RDR Books said: Judge Patterson said that reference materials were generally useful to the public but that in this case, Vander Ark went too far. He said that "while the Lexicon, in its current state, is not a fair use of the Harry Potter works, reference works that share the Lexicon's purpose of aiding readers of literature generally should be encouraged rather than stifled." He said he ruled in Ms. Rowling's favor because the "Lexicon
The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter in March 2001 and hired a company to take care of accounting, marketing, promotion, and selling. Colbert has never met Rowling and the book has not been approved by her or Warner Brothers (the owner of the film rights to the "Harry Potter" novels). He was given permission to publish it as long as he noted on the cover that it had not been approved by Rowling. The book has been met with positive reactions from critics. Margie Thomson of "The New Zealand Herald" commented that "it's interesting, although light, and should keep smart-alecky kids and the truly curious happy