That’s pretty shitty. Also, TIL boingboing still exists.
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.
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
Nothing to lose except free publicity
