Harry Potter and the Court Battle Over Creativity: “…(A) growing
parade of aggrieved writers and artists
… have helped to turn intellectual
property litigation into a burgeoning
cottage industry, with its own small plaintiffs
bar and even insurance policies to protect
successful writers and musicians from the
high cost of fending off claims.

Blockbuster books, movies, plays and songs
have always provoked anger and legal
actions on the part of little-known artists who
say their work has been usurped. The vast
majority of lawsuits are as improbable as
one New York designer’s unsuccessful claim
that the best-selling “Goosebumps” series of
children’s books stole a graphic he designed
for the Lithuanian basketball team.” New York Times Business