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Public library ends Harry Potter-themed child literacy program after legal threat from Warner Brothers (boingboing.net)

submitted 8 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn’t Scholastic have the book and IP copyright? WB only has copyright on their movies, which diverge from the books in minor ways.

[–] Raiderkev 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Wooki 0 points 2 hours ago

Nothing to lose except free publicity

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

That's pretty shitty. Also, TIL boingboing still exists.