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Hari Puttar Beats Harry Potter In Court: Court Rejects Warner Bros.' Complaint
from the hari-puttar-and-the-free-publicity dept
Remember last month when Warner Bros. studio tried suing to stop the release of a movie in India called "Hari Puttar," claiming that it was too close to the Harry Potter franchise (despite the fact the stories and pronunciation are entirely different). Well, it would appear that Warner Bros. didn't have any wizardry on its side this time around, as a court rejected the studio's complaint allowing Hari Puttar to be released as planned this Friday. A big part of the rejection was the fact that Warner was aware of Hari Puttar for three years and waited until just before the movie was set to be released to sue. Apparently that didn't sit well with the judge.
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Agreed
As stated in the previous article:
"The movie makers insist their Hari Puttar has nothing to do with Harry Potter. The storylines are entirely different. Hari is a popular Indian name and Puttar means "son" in Punjabi. Plus, when pronounced correctly, it doesn't even sound like Harry Potter."
and "Leaving the movie as is doesn't take any money away from Rowling or Warner."
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yep
hahaha
What were they thinking at WB ?
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HUH?
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Lost on purpose?
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