A federal judge in California has permanently blocked a fitness-oriented charity group in suburban Connecticut from naming its "running clubs" after unlicensed references to the "Harry Potter" franchise and the TV show "Gilmore Girls."
A California federal judge indicated in a tentative order ahead of a hearing Friday that he's inclined to find a Connecticut-based fitness-oriented nonprofit ripped off some of Warner Bros.' copyrighted images from the "Harry Potter" films and "Gilmore Girls" TV show by plastering them on medals and merchandise.