Delhi High Court has
rejected a petition from J.K.Rowling & W.B. in regards to copyright infringement in relation to FD Block Puja in Salt lake who
created a Hogwarts replica for a festival. The court has allowed the group to use said creation until October 26th, when the festivities end.
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"The court has given us permission to use the Pandal (the structure) and whatever has been made till the 26th of October, no compensation has been directed to be paid," the community's lawyer, Soumitra Ghose Chaudhuri told Reuters.
"The case has been disposed of," he added.
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"We are quite overjoyed with the court's order," said Santanu Biswas, a leading community member.
Their defence was that the event was in the public interest and that no profit was being made.