Cyberpunk Librarian@lemmy.ml to Libraries@literature.cafeEnglish · 21 days agoPublic library ends Harry Potter-themed child literacy program after legal threat from Warner Brothersboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down10
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkPublic library ends Harry Potter-themed child literacy program after legal threat from Warner Brothersboingboing.netCyberpunk Librarian@lemmy.ml to Libraries@literature.cafeEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up26·20 days agoThat’s pretty shitty. Also, TIL boingboing still exists.
minus-squareCyberpunk Librarian@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoRIGHT?! I mean, after Cory and Xeni left, I kinda stopped reading the site and haven’t thought about it in ages.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down8·20 days agoWhatever 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.
minus-squaregerbler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·20 days agoWarner Brothers is not losing their copyright on Harry Potter over a public library doing a themed event lmao
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·20 days agoYou’re thinking of trademarks. Copyright doesn’t work that way.
minus-squareBob Robertson IX@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·20 days agoThey can defend their copyright by granting permission also. They chose the other path.
That’s pretty shitty. Also, TIL boingboing still exists.
RIGHT?! I mean, after Cory and Xeni left, I kinda stopped reading the site and haven’t thought about it in ages.
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.
Warner Brothers is not losing their copyright on Harry Potter over a public library doing a themed event lmao
You’re thinking of trademarks. Copyright doesn’t work that way.
They can defend their copyright by granting permission also. They chose the other path.