harry potter accidentally leaked in canada

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tami

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COQUITLAM, British Columbia - A handful of people in Canada got a sneak peak of the latest Harry Potter book, but a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ordered them to keep it a secret.

The book was sold to 14 people who snagged a copy of J.K. Rowlings' much anticipated "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," when it landed on shelves last Thursday at a local grocery store.

The book, officially set for release this coming Saturday, has been shrouded in secrecy and its debut has been highly orchestrated to enable everyone ? readers, reviewers, even publishers ? to crack it open all at once. It's the sixth in Rowling's seven-book fantasy series on the young wizard.

But the store slipped up and sold 14 copies before realizing its mistake.

"It was an inadvertent error on behalf of one of our staff," said Geoff Wilson, a spokesman for the Real Canadian Superstore. He said the books were quickly removed.

Justice Kristi Gill last Saturday ordered customers not to talk about the book, copy it, sell it or even read it before it is officially released at 12:01 a.m. July 16.

The order also compels them to return the novel to the publisher, Raincoast Book Distribution Ltd., until the official release. At that time it will be returned to them.

As an added incentive, Raincoast will include Rowling's autograph and a gift pack.
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i know that this was mentioned in a thread that has since been deleted, but i don't see a new thread on it.

how the heck did the canadian store just seem to get away with releasing the book early? i think it was fairly obvious that the release date was not until july 16 -- any harry potter fan could tell you that. i'm surprised that the article makes no mention of a punishment, if any (and i think they deserve punishment for being so damn stupid compared to the other 82483483284834 stores in the world)
 
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IronWing

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When I read your thread topic I thought "Well, he should just wash up a bit and think about using the restroom in a more timely manner."
 
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SVT Cobra

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lmao...the judge ordered them not to read it.....

Id sell it on ebay and see how much i could get for it before it would be taken down
 
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MikeMike

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they sold 14, it was a mistake, if you thik the dates today, you think its today.

and wtf, they cant read it?
 
CrackRabbit

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Originally posted by: tami
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COQUITLAM, British Columbia - A handful of people in Canada got a sneak peak of the latest Harry Potter book, but a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ordered them to keep it a secret.

The book was sold to 14 people who snagged a copy of J.K. Rowlings' much anticipated "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," when it landed on shelves last Thursday at a local grocery store.

The book, officially set for release this coming Saturday, has been shrouded in secrecy and its debut has been highly orchestrated to enable everyone ? readers, reviewers, even publishers ? to crack it open all at once. It's the sixth in Rowling's seven-book fantasy series on the young wizard.

But the store slipped up and sold 14 copies before realizing its mistake.

"It was an inadvertent error on behalf of one of our staff," said Geoff Wilson, a spokesman for the Real Canadian Superstore. He said the books were quickly removed.

Justice Kristi Gill last Saturday ordered customers not to talk about the book, copy it, sell it or even read it before it is officially released at 12:01 a.m. July 16.

The order also compels them to return the novel to the publisher, Raincoast Book Distribution Ltd., until the official release. At that time it will be returned to them.

As an added incentive, Raincoast will include Rowling's autograph and a gift pack.
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i know that this was mentioned in a thread that has since been deleted, but i don't see a new thread on it.

how the heck did the canadian store just seem to get away with releasing the book early? i think it was fairly obvious that the release date was not until july 16 -- any harry potter fan could tell you that. i'm surprised that the article makes no mention of a punishment, if any (and i think they deserve punishment for being so damn stupid compared to the other 82483483284834 stores in the world)
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They will be punished, but by the publisher. The last time this happened the stores were not allowed to order any of the upcoming books in the series. But that was a book store that slipped up not a grocery chain.
 
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tami

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Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
they sold 14, it was a mistake, if you thik the dates today, you think its today.

and wtf, they cant read it?
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it would be a truly unfair advantage if they could while the rest of the world had to wait.
 
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Bootprint

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Umm, and why is it such a state secret? Do they give the meaning of life?

Who really gives cares if Harry P gets some pubes and that chick dies.
 
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mwmorph

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wait, can those crazy canadian courts actually order you to not open/read it till saturday? wtf? yuo canadians have a crazy justice system.
 
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Who's the retard who put them out for sale? If you're gonna "screw up" like that, at least "screw up" somewhere where it's a little more beneficial to you.
 
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tami

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Originally posted by: Bootprint
Umm, and why is it such a state secret? Do they give the meaning of life?

Who really gives cares if Harry P gets some pubes and that chick dies.
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i take it you're not a fan of the books (the movies are not comparable).

there are probably 30-40 million people who actually appreciate the book and look forward to each new book that comes out for MONTHS.
 
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They are in serious trouble. Not only will they possibly be sued but they will be denied further shipments until after the release date.
 
rocadelpunk

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it's their personal property.

i can understand the publisher asking them not to divulge any information about the book, however a court ruling that they cannot even read it...that's absurd


I think the publisher has been watching too much riaa/mpaa rulings recently.


edit: I guess there must be some really weird clause on intellectual property in canada.
 
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sandmanwake

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W already know how the series is going to end. That Voldmort guy gets offed not by Harry, but by the Longbottm kid.
 
robphelan

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Originally posted by: tami
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COQUITLAM, British Columbia - A handful of people in Canada got a sneak peak of the latest Harry Potter book, but a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ordered them to keep it a secret.

The book was sold to 14 people who snagged a copy of J.K. Rowlings' much anticipated "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," when it landed on shelves last Thursday at a local grocery store.

The book, officially set for release this coming Saturday, has been shrouded in secrecy and its debut has been highly orchestrated to enable everyone ? readers, reviewers, even publishers ? to crack it open all at once. It's the sixth in Rowling's seven-book fantasy series on the young wizard.

But the store slipped up and sold 14 copies before realizing its mistake.

"It was an inadvertent error on behalf of one of our staff," said Geoff Wilson, a spokesman for the Real Canadian Superstore. He said the books were quickly removed.

Justice Kristi Gill last Saturday ordered customers not to talk about the book, copy it, sell it or even read it before it is officially released at 12:01 a.m. July 16.

The order also compels them to return the novel to the publisher, Raincoast Book Distribution Ltd., until the official release. At that time it will be returned to them.

As an added incentive, Raincoast will include Rowling's autograph and a gift pack.
Click to expand...

i know that this was mentioned in a thread that has since been deleted, but i don't see a new thread on it.

how the heck did the canadian store just seem to get away with releasing the book early? i think it was fairly obvious that the release date was not until july 16 -- any harry potter fan could tell you that. i'm surprised that the article makes no mention of a punishment, if any (and i think they deserve punishment for being so damn stupid compared to the other 82483483284834 stores in the world)
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