Comments on: Hari Puttar vs Harry Potter – WB Sues Mirchi Movies

By: sunil

sunil — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:44:56 +0000

dude its not a coincidence….I remember when the first Harry Potter movie came out….most of my indian friends kept calling it Hari Puttar…..and I guess someone at Mirchi Movies would have thought of it too and trying to cash in on the Harry Potter name…..

Its funny, and it could be passed as a spoof….but Warner Bros is right….it is definitely intentional

By: hitesh choudhary

hitesh choudhary — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:47:51 +0000

i am 4 m india and nobody in our country must have heard this movie name .. i mean it is not at all popular

By: Nixon

Nixon — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:15:02 +0000

wtf ???

Leave those indian famil alone with their musical music…

By: Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:28:49 +0000

Mirchi Movies are being sued by people who’re being sued-will the insanity ever end?

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:13:47 +0000

I agree that they should protect their copyrights. Nothing wrong with that. Their timing is a little strategic and makes them sound petty (its been registered for 3 years). And copyright does not extend over legitimate given names. If there was a famous Harry Potter (or Hari Pattar) the name would not infringe on a copyright. They cant choose a different name to tell a real person’s story, however they COULD choose a different name for this character in a comedy.

The point is this could be coincidence or irrelevant, but not challenging them leaves a door open for others who might not be so irrelevant or coincidental.

But also, what makes you think that filing this suit is interfering with the Watchmen case? WB has more than one lawyer.

By: Johnny Boy

Johnny Boy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:46:42 +0000

sounds stupid to me. WB should stick to winning their case against FOX over the Watchmen rights, rather than focus on this petty case. Who cares if it’s similar. Seriously, people are trying to control way too much with this copyright BS. What if, for example, Hari Puttar were a real person’s name and the film was a biopic? Then What?
Spike Lee tried to make a case against Spike TV when that came out years ago. Lee didn’t win.