Cyberpunk Librarian to Libraries@literature.cafeEnglish · 3 months agoPublic library ends Harry Potter-themed child literacy program after legal threat from Warner Brothersboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down10
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkPublic library ends Harry Potter-themed child literacy program after legal threat from Warner Brothersboingboing.netCyberpunk Librarian to Libraries@literature.cafeEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up33·3 months agoThat’s pretty shitty. Also, TIL boingboing still exists.
minus-squareCyberpunk LibrarianOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoRIGHT?! I mean, after Cory and Xeni left, I kinda stopped reading the site and haven’t thought about it in ages.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down11·3 months agoWhatever 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.
minus-squaregerbler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·3 months agoWarner Brothers is not losing their copyright on Harry Potter over a public library doing a themed event lmao
minus-squareBob Robertson IX@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 months agoThey can defend their copyright by granting permission also. They chose the other path.
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoYou’re thinking of trademarks. Copyright doesn’t work that way.
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.
You’re thinking of trademarks. Copyright doesn’t work that way.