Yesterday we told you that The Hunger Games studio Lionsgate had raised a fuss over the Harry Potter Alliance’s “Hunger is not a Game” call to action. Now they’re explaining themselves.

The Los Angeles Times spoke with Lionsgate and received some clarification:

A Lionsgate spokeswoman said the company supported anti-hunger initiatives and had simply been concerned about the effort because it could conflict with an exclusive deal the studio had made with several other anti-hunger groups; that deal gave two other groups rights to marketing material during the theatrical release of the film.

“Lionsgate’s partnership with the United Nations’ World Food Program as well as Feeding America, both tied to the release of ‘The Hunger Games,’ is helping to generate awareness of this global issue,” a spokeswoman said. “Our requests to other fan-based initiatives center more specifically around the use of copyrighted materials which have been committed to the WFP and Feeding America. We absolutely support and encourage the efforts of organizations battling world hunger.”

In all, Lionsgate says it does not plan to take legal action, so this issue seems to be resolved. We’re glad they came to their senses!