Police arrest French teen over Potter translation

Sixteen-year-old suspected of posting his own translation on Net, months before release of official French-language version.

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[aheusdens]

They should have paid him for his work.

Arresting a kid for translating a book.....something just doesn't seem right about that. He shouldn't have posted it on the net but come on, arresting him seems a little harsh. If this kid could translate 3 chapters already than why don't the official translators already have the book done?

[GGGlen]

:-)

If the French would just learn to speak English, this wouldn't be a
problem

;-)

[drdoolittle2800]

France - Home of European-Based Terrorists

It's no wonder France supplies the rest of Europe with vicious terrorists: while terrorists go untouched, free to train and plot, the frickin' cops are busy saving millionaires from these horrible pirates.

Think of that, the COPS contacted the author about this major crime - at least in the US our cops make the RIAA do some of the early legwork in catching our pirates!

What's weirder, those French sure look after their British citizens well, don't they?