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

submitted 3 months ago by CyberpunkLibrarian@lemmy.ml to c/libraries@literature.cafe

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[-] Drusas@fedia.io 33 points 3 months ago

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

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago

~~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.

[-] gerbler@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

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

[-] Bob_Robertson_IX@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

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

[-] Malgas@beehaw.org 13 points 3 months ago

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

[-] CyberpunkLibrarian@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

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

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