‘POTTER’ In A Copyright Tussle

In an interesting turn of events Delhi High Court allowed organizers of "Durga Puja", a hindu festival, to use images from the best-seller, Harry Potter, created by J.K. Rowling.

The organizers were sued for compensation amounting to two million rupees for copyright infringement, however, the Court citing insufficient time to withdraw or amend the Harry Potter elements linked with the festivities due to falling of the festival in a weeks time, rejected the infringement claim but with a stern warning that the use of the copyrighted images would be a one time affair only and any attempt to replicate this action in future would demand a permission and authorization from the copyright holders.