[HPFGU-Movie] Wyrd Sisters

[artsylynda at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/6/2005 4:23:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:

I am  sitting in Winnipeg Manitoba right now and was going to post the 
article  last night when I read it in the Winnipeg Free Press.  It 
really has  to to with the upholding of Copyright laws.  The Wyrd 
Sisters are a  well known folk group in Canada and hold the right to the 
name.  Loss  of income is a serious business folks.  I hope that it is 
settle in a  friendly manner as I want to see Harry Potter too.
Geebsy (usually in  Saskatchewan, but in Winnipeg for a Conference)


You can't "copyright" a name - it has to be trademarked. WB has  trademarked 
every single character name in the HP world (including Hedwig,  Hagrid, etc.)  
The spelling is different, and the books have been out for  years with no 
lawsuits as a result of that name in the book.  I'm a  professional artist and 
serious about copyright too, but I don't think this case  has a leg to stand on. 
 It's just an unfortunate thing.  And honestly,  I think hearing "about" the 
Weird Sisters in the film, or even hearing them,  might draw an entirely new 
crowd to the Wyrd Sisters concerts -- it could  BENEFIT them.  ;->  I don't see 
a lot of ways it can harm them,  since anyone with half a brain would know 
the Weird Sisters in the film are not  a real band (they're members of various 
bands, if I understand it correctly).  

Lynda

"The cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg,  OoP




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