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

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

RIGHT?! I mean, after Cory and Xeni left, I kinda stopped reading the site and haven't thought about it in ages.

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

~~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.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago

Warner Brothers is not losing their copyright on Harry Potter over a public library doing a themed event lmao

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

They can defend their copyright by granting permission also. They chose the other path.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

You're thinking of trademarks. Copyright doesn't work that way.