In an article from Insurance Journal authored by David Caruso, the current case of the Harry Potter fan with plans to publish his on-line encyclopedia of all things Hogwarts and compete directly with J.K. Rowling’s interests gives an excellent example of the new frontier of copyright liability.

“The Web is awash with fan-produced material that could be the subject of a copyright fight, from remixed pop songs, to new fiction based on existing characters from books and TV shows, to countless tribute videos cut together with clips from TV shows or films.

"There is almost a parallel universe,'' said Alan Behr, an intellectual property lawyer in New York. "On the Internet, people basically do things you would never do in print.''