[HPforGrownups] Re: Rights to Character Names

[Storm Stanford]

No: HPFGUIDX 6465

Hi all - I'm not sure about this, I think that JKR does NOT have any control 
over what WB do- reaching for folder - in an interview with her in EW daily by 
Jeff Jensen dated 7/9/00 (www.ew.com/ew/daily/1,2514,3591,00) I hope that's the 
right addie she was asked:

"Do you have kind of control over what Warner Bros. does with Harry Potter?

(JKR) Can I prevent it in terms of what's in my contract? No. But they have 
been very gracious in allowing  me input and I have been asked a lot of 
questions I never expected to be asked"

I thought I had another i/v which raised this point but all I can find is print 
outs of POU, Draco Sinister and Draco Dom. (lol)

storm
-----Original Message-----
From:	hedwigthecat at aol.com [SMTP:hedwigthecat at aol.com]
Sent:	Saturday, December 09, 2000 6:22 PM
To:	HPforGrownups at egroups.com
Subject:	Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Rights to Character Names

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~


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