Delhi court hears 'Hari Puttar' defense

September 05, 2008 Not all that much, the producers of "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors" argued Friday in the Delhi High Court. Mumbai-based Mirchi Movies counsel told Judge Reva Khetrapal that Warner Bros.' copyright infringement suit here is essentially a case of judging a book by its cover. In his deposition, Arun Jaitley -- a well-known Indian politician and attorney -- argued that the "phonetic similarity" between the Bollywood title and Warner Bros.

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