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TIL Warner Bros sued an Indian film called “Hari Putter” and lost. Two reasons the court ruled against Warner Brothers is because “Hari” is a Hindi word with religious connotations and “Puttar” is a Hindi word for son. The film was about a boy who was left “home alone.”

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