[HPforGrownups] Re: Rights to Character Names

[hedwigthecat at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 6459

In a message dated 12/8/2000 3:56:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
pennylin at swbell.net writes:

<< I would bet she might have also retained some approval rights -- so that
 Warner Bros couldn't sublicense to someone who would create
 "questionable" merchandise.  >>


JKR did indeed retain all rights to the characters and she/or her 
representatives must approve any merchandise WB produces. WB designers spent 
months going back and forth on what the characters should look like.

~Hedwig~