*awaits owl from WB that she will be sued for saying that*

*waits for world to implode*

Warner Brothers does a shitty job with the movies anyway. They’re down to a formula at this point.

Copyright cannot protect ideas such as those mentioned here, only the creative expression of them. It is doubtful that simply having people named as harry potter charecters and simple thematic elements from the franchise would violate copyright law.

Trademark law however, may well prevent her from having the event. Refrencing harry potter and various people in the franchise may violate the trademarks held on those books/movies.

I kinda doubt they can stop her, but not so familiar with their law. It would seem in many countries that if she changed the title and clearly communicated that she has no affiliation with the rights-holders and that the event is unauthorized, she would be ok provided the event is not commercial.

In any case, this site should alter the title of this article as it suggests something that the quoted passage from the lawyers does not (they only say IP rights, not copyright). Additionally it suggests a misunderstanding of the difference between copyright/trademark rights on the part of the author. I’m sure it was a simple error, but it might be something worth addresssing for appearances sake.