Is it legal to make Harry Potter merch?

Can You Legally Make and Sell Harry Potter Related Products? No, absolutely not. Everything Harry Potter is well protected with multiple trademarks that are owned by Warner Brothers Entertainment. Everything from the names of the books and movies, to house names, and the term ‘Muggle’ are trademarked.

Can I sell Harry Potter on Etsy?

You can’t use anything from Harry Potter for commercial purposes (i.e. selling it). Saying your art is “inspired by” does not get around the infringement issue. You should create your own art, rather than try to find a way to use someone else’s name, brand, creation, art, or other copyrighted or trademarked work.

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Is selling Harry Potter fan art illegal?

Does JK Rowling own the term muggle?

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Rowling coined Muggle and probably based it on the earlier noun mug, which refers to a foolish or stupid person (though it goes without saying that foolishness or stupidity is not a hallmark of Muggles). But Rowling wasn’t the first to coin the word muggle.

Is lumos trademarked?

The “LUMOS” trademark, serial number 85332777 , was filed on 27th of May 2011 with a mark drawing code of 4000 and its transaction date is 85332777. The state or country where the trademark was organized is VA by Ntelos Network Inc..

Do I need permission to sell Harry Potter merchandise?

Selling those products without proper paperwork and valid authorization attracts various criminal prosecutions. Therefore it is necessary to obtain all legal permission before selling any movie merchandise.

What happened to JK Rowling’s lawsuit against the publishers?

As of March 2010, the lawsuit has been settled out of court, the details sealed. In June 2009, the estate of Adrian Jacobs, a children’s author who died in 1997, sued Rowling’s publishers, Bloomsbury, for £500 million, accusing her of having plagiarised “substantial parts” of his work in writing the novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Are old Harry Potter books worth anything?

If you have a Harry Potter book signed by JK Rowling herself, this could also be worth some money.

What does JK Rowling think about fan fiction?

In 2004, on the eve of the third Harry Potter movie release, Rowling gave her blessing for fan fiction in a statement from her literary agent, along with three stipulations: that fan fiction endeavors remained non-commercial, that the stories continue to exist online (and not in print) and, well, that the stories not be, uh, obscene.

Where did JK Rowling write her first book?

Author JK Rowling had the idea for the stories about a young wizard and his friends and teachers at a school for magic while on a train journey, and she wrote the first book in a small cafe in Edinburgh.