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'Wyrd Sisters' to compensate WB
Last November we reported that Winnipeg musical group, Wyrd Sisters, sued Warner Bros. and attempted to have GOF banned from distribution across Canada because they believed a band with a similar name, The Weird Sisters, featured in the movie; the name of the band was never actually mentioned in the flick. They lost their case and have now been ordered to reimburse WB's $140k legal fees.
Thanks to HPANA for the tip!
Thanks to HPANA for the tip!
Posted by Ciaran on Jul 1st |
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hm... okay... i guess... what's that all about?
dont really know either
No surprises there.
Yeah lol Lauren!
Sheesh people. They might as well have sued JKR for comming up with the name. *eyeroll* It's not even spelled the same. It's sad when people come up with stuff so that they can sue and make money. It reminds me of that women who sued JK Rowling for 'stealing her ideas'. If you want money that badly, get a job, and sell stuff on ebay.
Oh yeah I remember those people.
that's the irony of life,they tried for months to get paid by WB now it's them that have to pay WB good,it will teach others not to go after money by doing anything
Yah thats stupid that they tried to sue...I knew they would lose they probaly dont even have the money.
Haha! I probably shouldn't laugh, cuz my dad's frum winnipeg, but that's okay! Lol, they lost! That's awesome. Hehe, it's canada day! Yay 4 Canada!
lol, the fools :P
LMAO! Looks like someone was just trying to get money out of WB. Suckers. They get what they deserve, methinks.
The Wyrd Sisters should never had tried to sue WB. After all, it Jo that came up with the name. So, take that Wyrd Sisters, you desevre it!
sewing is no good.
hmm.. well that's queerish.. i mean, yeah, the name wasnt even mentioned.. is it even pronounced the same? silly manitobans.. hehh my cousins live there. i live in ontario! yay!! happy canada day.. and have fun paying off those fees, unknown canadian band. billy talent pwns you.
sounds to me that the Wyrd Sisters were just trying to make some money off of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Shame on them.
haha, i've seen the wyrd sisters before cos i'm from the peg ... all this sueing and counter sueing is quite stupid ... the wyrd and wierd sisters are completely dissimilar despite theirs names and the WB certainly doesn't need to fiscally destroy and independant folk act ... oh and happy canada day.
ahahaha, suckers. well they got their publicity now, didn't they? not that i'll go listen to them or anything.
aw that sucks for them i mean i know they shouldn't have sued WB but id also hate to lose $140,000
how stupid. i thought it was obvious that jkr got the name "weird sisters" from the three witches in macbeth. anyways, im glad they lost.
HAHA!! Serves them right!
oh, and simple plan, too. and social code.. and city and colour. and the totally unknown bands that are still better than you, lucid twist and US.. they all pwn you, wyrd sisters. canada is totally cool. happy canada day and harry potter is awesomeish.
What a bunch of idiots. They sould have done some research before going off to sue a huge company like WB. Lame!
they deserved it! those people who always need something to complain about...they might as well sue shakespeare...
LOL
Yeah those people are dumbos. But stupid WB doesn't need any more money and now those suckers are going to be brrroke.
Ha ha, where the crap is a small-time band gonna get that kind of money?!
hahaha pwnd.
hahaha! unfortunately, thats a stupid canadian music group! but simple polan is amazing! but seriously, dose WB even need the money? oh well i guess they have publicity now!
Some people would do anything even take something that is a virtually pointless and minute case to court to lay hands on a pile of money. All for the best! xox Hermione**
Arrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! Im soo mad at those ppl!! The names arent even spelled the same! See, thats JKR's 'flair'. She takes names from other sources and tweaks them up a bit (Sellotape/Spellotape, remmember?). I don't think its illegal. HAHAHAHHAH! Now THEY have to pay. They DESERVE it. 'Already bereft of funds and appealing to fans for donations to pay for its lawsuit' Lol. It kinda makes me sad that they have no money to pay for it, but suing for $40 million?? They D-E-S-E-R-V-E it!
ha ha ha haha.
ha ha ha haha.
Thats pretty funny I'm glad they lost...and now they have to play WB legal fees.
that sucks!!!
I remember those people. That sucks. I bet that they came up woth their band a long time after the BOOK came out. The book came out many years ago. How come they didn't complain then?
serves them right. trying to take advantage of harry potter like that. i agree with CedricLover125. they probably just created the band after HP came out and changed the spelling a little and then decided to sue. well HA. that backfired.
The band should just cool down for a canadian celebration today on Canada day.
serves them rite i guess
serves them rite i guess
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!
And of course they just coudn't settle for the $50,000 dollars WB offered them to share the name! If they weren't dead broke before, they definitely are now.
If they had watched the movie more closely, maybe they could have figured out that they MIGHT not win the case. Then they would be 50,000 dollars richer instead of 140,000 dollar poorer. Gee, what a difference paying attention makes.
I just have one thing to say: HAHAHA! loooosers.
The book probably came out before they even THOUGHT ABOUT starting a band! They need to stop flattering themselves. Like JKR would take the time to look for a not-so-sucessful Canadian band and name the band in her books after it? I don't think so.
Well now, how about that. Honestly, the way some people treat the Harry Potter phenominon...
well what a surprise! how on earth can you claim HP ripped you off on something JKR wrote more than 6 yrs ago and that you both took from Shakespeare!?!
i laughed really hard at this. :)
well, if they would have been smart, like come on, did they really think the court would be in favor of a unknown music group over a multi-million company like WB ?? Gees, did someone forget to take their nappies??
um...werid whats that all about?..........
YAY GO WB!!!!!! Serves them right for suing you!
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