Patti's Comments: This is why folks hate lawyers so much! I must agree with Ms. Lover, really. Do they not have more important things to do? One thing that does confuse me: why is it Warner Brothers’ attorneys and not Ms. Rowlings’ attorneys? I find it hard to believe that Warner Brothers “owns” Harry Potter and not JK Rowlings. I hope this is not a hoax in order to sell more tickets to the dinner, or a cookbook or something. So I say, Ms. Lover, POST THE ACTUAL LETTER, LET’S SEE THE PROOF. Who are these "lawyers???"
From Word of Mouth Blog: (click for entire post)
Warner Bros' lawyers have asked Ms. Marmite Lover to rename a 'Harry Potter Dinner' at her Underground Restaurant. What alternative dishes can you suggest for 'Generic Wizard Night'?
If you're planning any special Halloween parties or events this weekend, do be careful what you call them. I run an underground restaurant from my home every Saturday night with the help of my teenage daughter, and with much excitement we've been planning a Harry Potter themed evening for this coming Friday and Saturday, featuring butterbeer, pumpkin pasties and so on.
I was a bit taken aback, last Friday, to receive a letter from Warner Bros' legal department asking me to cancel the event, which would, they say, amount to an "infringement of Warner's rights".
On the upside, "Warner does not, of course, object to you holding a generic wizard / Halloween night at the Underground Restaurant". Catchy. You can now book a table for my 'Generic Wizard Night' here.
There's been a groundswell of reaction since I blogged the development, and spoke to the Observer at the weekend. On Twitter, Facebook, my blog and email, people have expressed frustration, calling Warner Bros 'The Dark Lord'. One Harry Potter blogger said: "WB does not own Halloween, although they seem to throw lawsuits around this time of year".
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