Wednesday, July 31, 2013

A Court Win for "J.K. Rowling" - Pseudonym Leak

 Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:




J.K. Rowling, who recently hit the headlines after it was revealed she was writing under a pseudonym, has accepted a substantial charity donation from the law firm behind the revelation.

The Harry Potter creator sparked global headlines after it emerged that Robert Galbraith, author of murder-mystery The Cuckoo's Calling, was, in fact, her.

The Sunday Times newspaper first reported Rowling as Galbraith earlier in July after being tipped off by a tweet from account @JudeCallegari, which was quickly deleted.

Rowling brought proceedings in London's High Court against Chris Gossage, a partner at law firm, Russells, and his friend Judith Callegari, identified as the owner of the Twitter account.

Russells contacted Rowling's agent disclosing that it was Gossage who had divulged the confidential information to Callegari, who then passed it on during the course of a Twitter exchange with a journalist.

The multi-million selling author's solicitor Jenny Afia told Justice Tugendhat in London's High Court on Wednesday that the author had been left dismayed and distressed by such a fundamental betrayal of trust.

Read More.... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jk-rowling-wins-court-case-597069

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