Oct 5, 2005 • 1 min read

Harry Potter faces legal battle

Canadian folk group Wyrd Sisters are considering legal action against Warner Brothers over the Harry Potter film Goblet Of Fire, which features a band of the same name.

Well, not the Harry Potter, obviously, he's too busy casting spells or playing that broomstick game or whatever. Anyway, we're sticking with legal battles over bands of the same name, with the news that a Canadian folk group are considering legal action against the producers of the latest Potter Film 'Goblet Of Fire'.

In the film, Jarvis Cocker and Radiohead's Phil Selway and Jonny Greenwood perform at a Hogwarts ball under the band name of 'Wyrd Sisters', but this name has been used by the all-girl folk outfit for fifteen years and they are now threatening to sue Warner Brothers.

Wyrd Sisters singer Kym Baryluk said: "It's a little late to be changing our name, not to mention very costly. We're quite sad about this. It has been messing us up for quite some time. We've had to cancel tours and delay the release of our new album. All of this is because we're not sure if we can continue under our name any more."

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