There's a nice series of blog posts about Harry Potter and copyright from
Linda Austin of the St. Louis Examiner:

J. K. Rowling Copyright Suits Go Round and Round

Harry Potter The Lexicon Trial By Fire and Fair Use Implications

The second one is a follow-up after Roger Rapoport set the record straight that the Lexicon is indeed in print and you can buy it . What I liked about the second one is that she lists the books that were not singled out for lawsuits by JKR/WB including HAH, Harry Potter Should Have Died (about which I have more than a passing interest), and In Search of Harry Potter.

Next . . . for the Snape fans . . .  I don't usually link to the WB websites, but the Online shop has a really great T-Shirt that says "Property of the Half-Blood Prince" written in (allegedly) Snape's handwriting from the HBP potions book. And of course it is basic black!

WB Shop ~ Half-Blood Prince Merchandise

Or you can shop elsewhere ~ this page has even more Snape-related clothing items for sale with the Silver Doe, lettering that says "Snape is my Hero," and lots more:

Zazzle.com ~ Snape Gifts

Thanks to Serpentine for tossing me the next story:

Dinosaur named in honor of Harry Potter ~ Dracorex Hogwartsia

Check out the Telegraph UK Gallery of Crop Circles for 2009

And I'll end with a weird video of strange Toy Related Movies - pretty funny, but also too close to the truth!