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FEBRUARY 5, 2005 at 7:21 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: Sunday Herald
Representatives of JK Rowling and Warner Bros. are investigating possible copyright infringement centering around images HPANA posted last week from an issue of the U.S. Army's official Preventive Maintenance Monthly. The cartoon magazine, distributed to 80,000 army personnel, featured a multi-page parody of "Harry Potter" in the publication's May 2004 issue.
A spokesman for Rowling has confirmed
that they were looking into the matter and that the U.S. Army never approached them or Warner Bros. prior to its release.
According to Ken Crunk, based at Redstone arsenal in Alabama:
"The drawings were done by a contracted artist for us. They do not look like any of the characters from Harry Potter. We are very careful when we do these things not to copy images because that would be illegal. We use them to encourage soldiers to read the mag."
A U.S. Army spokesman added:
"Each issue of the magazine is reviewed by the aviation and missile command legal office. After reviewing this particular issue the legal office concluded that there was nothing done that was impermissible and that the illustrations were clearly in the scope of parody and that, therefore, there was no need to seek permission from JK Rowling."
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Muggle
Points: 57
Vikki0lvsrg says:
This makes no sense..... How on earth can they get in trouble for putting pictures in a magazine. Its whoever the pictures came froms fault they didnt protect them.
Posted Mar 1, 2005 at 8:19 PM EST
Witch
Points: 811
HermioneB says:
I thought it was really stupid, actually. It wasn't a very funny comic.. so they waisted their time and they're in troube.. geez!
Posted Mar 11, 2005 at 6:59 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 315
Esmeralda says:
Come on now, they need something to keep themselves entertained. There's a war, people...
Posted Mar 11, 2005 at 11:38 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 25
Indianwiz says:
Wow-'d hate to be them right now!
Well done to Hpana, if it was for you who posted the scans that brought this to their attention!
Posted Mar 12, 2005 at 6:39 AM EST
Witch
Points: 560
Cyril Caerphilly says:
Its sorts of funny. I hope a dispute doesn't come of it.
Posted Mar 13, 2005 at 12:23 AM EST
Witch
Points: 849
mrs sirius black says:
I don't think they should get in trouble for this--I don't see anything wrong with a little parody of a famous work. It happens all the time. As long as it wasn't offensive...
Posted Mar 14, 2005 at 10:24 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1136
draco-hermione4ever says:
Although copyright infringement is a bad thing...when you put your self in the public eye people are going to do parodies and satires about you and your work...it happens everyday. Therefore, I don't think that they should get in trouble for the comics...they were harmless.
Posted Mar 14, 2005 at 7:23 PM EST
Slytherin's G Unit
Points: 6727
Billie Loves Adie says:
Wow. Thats dumb. I am just happy it didn't go any farther.
Posted Mar 16, 2005 at 3:09 PM EST
Witch
Points: 802
padfoot18 says:
I didn't really think that the parody was that funny. I mean if they are going to make fun of HP than at least do it right. Nice read though.
Posted Mar 23, 2005 at 5:08 AM EST
Student
Points: 286
whitemoonwolf says:
Poor JK!!! It seems everyone wants in on her "baby"! (the harry potter books)She goes through this all the time! No wonder she gets stressed. Anyone would in her shoes.
Posted Mar 23, 2005 at 11:50 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1357
swiffy says:
I'm usually on Jo's side about copyrights, but this was obviously a parody and you can't ban those, they are so much fun!!
Posted Apr 25, 2005 at 5:32 PM EST
Witch
Points: 895
Arethusa the Erkling says:
The drawings aren't exactly harmful to JK, they're surprisingly funny for the army, but I find this situation even more amusing than the parody ;p
Posted May 15, 2005 at 9:40 AM EST
Squib
Points: 193
Hermione Jane ; ) says:
They need to give these guys a break. They obviously made a concious effort to not break copyright laws, and it gives the troops a little humor in their lives (the Lord knows they need it - brave souls! God bless America!)
Posted Jun 2, 2005 at 5:20 PM EST
The Chosen One
Points: 9942
Gryffindor Dude says:
I just hope everything turns out all right. I hate that she is under more stress. I wish everyone could leave her a lone for once.
Posted Jul 10, 2005 at 2:42 AM EST
Witch
Points: 622
Hermison says:
I hope that they pay for doing something bad.
Posted Mar 14, 2006 at 10:45 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 526
TheWhiteTombIsEmpty says:
They don't even have the right to draw about the same topic. Thats good they didn't use the same characters, but they still should have asked, because they did use the same story line.
Long Live Dumbledore
Posted Jul 29, 2006 at 8:33 PM EST
Witch
Points: 542
Tara Piglet says:
I saw a few pages of it... I don't like it much at all.
I don't even like to think Army guys arethat thick headed.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 2:24 PM EST
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