The French police have arrested a 16 year old in connection with an unauthorized French translation of the latest Harry Potter book. The French version will not be released until 26 October. Unofficial French translations of the first three chapters of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows appeared online within days of the 21 July release of the English original (Reuters reports).
“Concerned that such acts of counterfeiting are threats to basic authors’ and creators’ rights, (author J K Rowling and Gallimard) immediately agreed to support the investigation as it was launched,” Gallimard spokeswoman Marie Leroy-Lena said in a statement.
“It is not [just] a young person or a fan we are talking about here – these are organised networks that use young people,” Leroy-Lena told Reuters.
(via the Register)