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10-11-2007, 02:16 AM
| | |  Indian Harry Potter pandal infringes copyright
Organisers of the FD Block Puja in Salt lake are being threatened with legal action over a decision to use the Harry Potter world as a theme for their pandal - they face being sued for Rs 20 lakh. Today they received summons from Delhi High Court asking for them to appear in court to explain their decision. The pandal is a Hogwarts replica and as such a case has been filed against them by J.K.Rowling. They will appear in court on October 12th. Quote:
“They have asked us to explain why we decided on the theme without taking permission from the copyright holders. They have even asked for a compensation of Rs 20 lakh,” said Mr Hiranmoy Roychoudhury, president of the FD Block Puja Association. The association as well as other respondents have decided to go to New Delhi and apologise before the court. “This is not being done for any commercial purpose,” he said.
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10-11-2007, 07:53 AM
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| | Gnome
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: my boooring home
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only 20 lakhs???itz like 2 milion isnt it??
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10-11-2007, 08:19 AM
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| | Nogtail
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Barony of Graymatter
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A couple of years back the U.S. army used the Harry Potter material in the Preventive Maintenance Magazine and Scholastic went ballistic.
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10-11-2007, 09:27 AM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The U.S. of A.
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Kim Granger
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People, just ASK PERMISSION!!!
*and now im calm again*
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10-11-2007, 09:51 AM
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| | Dugbog
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: in my house..
Posts: 107
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Emma Potter
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thanks
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10-11-2007, 11:35 AM
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| | Romanian Longhorn
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Neverland
Posts: 39,693
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Margaret Jacqueline Atkinson Morris
Fifth Year | Potter’s Princess A+ FangGirl
I wonder why they wouldn't just ask permission *sigh*
__________________ I gotta go back to the muggle world,
they're gonna try and tell me this wasn't, that none of this happened,
but you know what? It was real. It did happen.
We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
That's the thing about Hogwarts.
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10-11-2007, 12:22 PM
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| | Pygmy Puff
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a pineapple. <3
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Emerson Gray.
Fourth Year | G1GGL3R! *giggles* My GarBear
Woah, that's insane! | |
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10-11-2007, 01:59 PM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: (CDT) GMT-5
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I wonder why they wouldn't just ask
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10-11-2007, 04:55 PM
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| | Erumpent
Join Date: Jul 2004
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yeah, it came out in the papers today.
The pandal organisers are really nervous and stuff over this whole issue. They made a replica of the Hogwarts castle and used HP movie pictures inside. That's why Warner Bros. are suing them as well for the movie stuff.
I live in the same city so hopefully I'll be able to see Hogwarts 
sad sad world :/
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10-11-2007, 05:16 PM
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|  Keeper of Dan’s GrinLuvs SiriusK.O. Harry's love for DDPuffskein
Join Date: Dec 2005
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who dont they just ask for permission?????????????????
__________________ this is TOTALLY WICKED, duuuuuuuude!
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10-11-2007, 06:46 PM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Maryland
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2 lakhs? I could probably buy a house or something like that.
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10-11-2007, 09:29 PM
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| | Billywig
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: TeXaS!!! UsA!!!
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huh..wow
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10-11-2007, 10:06 PM
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| | Billywig
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Sanrio store spending big bucks!
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Cocoa
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that's crazy!
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10-12-2007, 12:29 AM
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| | Lobalug
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: boarding school room
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ugh!!
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10-12-2007, 12:41 AM
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| | Veela
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In a fairytale
Posts: 37,061
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Jillian McGuffin
Sixth Year | Gryffindor Goddess
oh wow...as if it's that hard to ask if they can use a HP theme...O_o | |
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10-12-2007, 09:36 AM
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| | Jarvey
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: diagon alley
Posts: 555
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Diana Hayden
First Year |
people JUST ASK PERMISSION
is it too much to ask!!!!
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10-12-2007, 10:47 AM
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| | Ashwinder
Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA
Posts: 13,555
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They really should've just asked first... | |
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10-14-2007, 01:51 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia
Posts: 35,035
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Aanya Agrawal
First Year | Wonky Knee
It is a good thing they decided to do this and everything but it wouldn't have hurt them to just ask J.K. Rowling and WB before doing this. I am sure they wouldn't have rejected.
I just don't like it when people do this. *eyes my countrymen and women* Seriously.
I wish I could see it though. *is jealous of Joshy* | |
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10-14-2007, 11:13 PM
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| | Crup
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Marcella Riddle
Graduated | Kaplinski Rival Sorting Hat Machine
^ The fact that they took legal action proves that asking would've been futile.
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10-16-2007, 01:07 PM
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| | Nogtail
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hogwarts School of W
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Wow...
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11-17-2007, 06:33 PM
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| | Nogtail
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Barony of Graymatter
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Originally Posted by EmmaRiddle  ^ The fact that they took legal action proves that asking would've been futile. Nope; WB is a business and everybody has their price. Not only were they chiseled out of the money but the prestige of being able to say, "Yes you may." or "No you may not."
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