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

submitted 1 month ago by CyberpunkLibrarian@lemmy.ml to c/libraries@literature.cafe

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (1 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.

[–] Malgas 13 points 1 month ago

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

[–] CyberpunkLibrarian@lemmy.ml 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.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 4 points 1 month ago

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