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Hari Puttar vs. Harry Potter

By: Wendy Boswell | 2 Comments
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Warner Brothers is suing Mumbai-based studio Mirchi Movies, who are set to release a film entitled Hari Puttar—A Comedy of Terrors. Releasing September12, the film follows the life of a 10-year-old Indian boy who moves to Britain. They believe (with good reason!) that the name “Hari Puttar” is just a tad too close to Harry Potter, and they’re suing for conflict of copyright.

See, these guys could’ve gone with something else, like:

  • Harvey Plopper
  • Parry Hotter
  • Barry Totter

And so forth. They just went for the easy one!

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  1. Maura
    569 days ago

    Remember Barry Trotter?
    I wonder what ever happened to him…

  2. Warner Brothers loses in Hari Puttar lawsuit
    542 days ago

    [...] lost the suit they brought against a Bollywood studio for copyright infringement for the name Hari Puttar vs. Harry Potter: “The case has been dismissed,” Mirchi Movies’ lawyer Pratibha Singh was quoted by [...]

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