Harry Potter: 10,000 euros… Why should a French city pay this heavy fine?

Harry Potter: 10,000 euros… Why should a French city pay this heavy fine?

This Tuesday, October 24, TF1 will broadcast the first part of the Harry Potter saga. If Chris Colomb’s film succeeds, the evening will probably have a bitter taste on the side of Grigny in the metropolis of Lyon, as its municipal council recently had to pay Warner 10,000 euros.

And this is about the issue of image rights, as is well known Parisian, due to too many references to Harry Potter in the Little Witch Academia market, which has just entered its sixth edition. However, the event should not be stopped and negotiations between Grigny and the studio are ongoing.

Because Little Sorcerer’s Market, whose content is in the name, is successful and attracts fans from all over France, which does not leave Warner indifferent. “This year, for security and visitor experience reasons, the maximum capacity is limited to 15,000 people.Grigni city hall, questioned by the newspaper, clarifies a few days before the event, where all the tickets were sold.

Therefore, magic does not evaporate from Grignia. It just risks costing a little more if the license and its rights go to the party.

Source: Allocine

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