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Warner Bros. sends cease and desist to California coffee shop for ‘Harry Potter’-themed event

Warner Bros. halted the eighth annual festival by enforcing stricter licensing rules, refusing to issue new licenses for Harry Potter-themed events, organizers said.

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A nonprofit coffee shop’s plans to create a Harry Potter themed experience for customers have been halted after it received a letter from Warner Bros. The notice, rather than an invitation to Hogwarts, warned the shop about unauthorized use of the franchise’s intellectual property.

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Warner Bros. sends cease and desist to California coffee shop for ‘Harry Potter’-themed event

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Warner Bros. sends cease and desist to Bakersfield coffee shop for ‘Harry Potter’-themed event

A nonprofit coffee shop’s hopes to bring the magical world of Harry Potter to its customers have been cut short after a letter arrived at its doorstep -- not an acceptance letter to Hogwarts delivered by owls, but a warning.

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Warner Bros cracking down on Harry Potter fan festivals

Warner Bros is cracking down on local Harry Potter fan festivals around the US, saying it's necessary to halt unauthorized commercial activity.According to reports, the crackdown comes after the recent de-Potterization of a Quidditch...

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Geo News broke the news in on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
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