Public library ends Harry Potter-themed child literacy program after legal threat from Warner Brothers
Public library ends Harry Potter-themed child literacy program after legal threat from Warner Brothers
That's pretty shitty. Also, TIL boingboing still exists.
RIGHT?! I mean, after Cory and Xeni left, I kinda stopped reading the site and haven't thought about it in ages.
Whatever an arbitrary reader of this comment thinks about copyright law -- If they don't defend their copyright, they can lose it. It's kind of a necessity for them to defend it in this manner.Today, I was stupid.
Warner Brothers is not losing their copyright on Harry Potter over a public library doing a themed event lmao
They can defend their copyright by granting permission also. They chose the other path.
Doesn’t Scholastic have the book and IP copyright? WB only has copyright on their movies, which diverge from the books in minor ways.
I'm assuming they probably used movie IP in their signage or something. It's shitty, but companies have to defend their trademarks or risk losing them.
You’re right the library might try claiming Harry Potter as their own intellectual property. Can’t have that
You know what they say about assumptions.
The article suggests that the cease-and-desist was related to copyright. A public library’s education initiative should be covered by fair use. It’s unclear what WB are up to except showing their asses.
In any event, if I were Teton County’s head librarian, it would be a cold day in hell before I’d cooperate with WB’s free publicity events again. I’d likely refuse to buy any book they might have an interest in as well.
Nothing to lose except free publicity