Re: [ARSCLIST] The Incompetence of Sonny Bono

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

Mike Loughlin wrote:
> Walt Disney is a hero of mine. Somebody else made a point that Woody 
> Guthrie would never be in the public domain, but I am sure Woody would 
> have wanted it that way. I would love to be able to see the Oswald the 
> Rabbit cartoons by Disney that they just regained ownership of in a 
> trade for Al Michaels. Can you find me a copy?    I'm just saying that 
> even Walt Disney must be thawing in his grave at the amount of lawyers 
> he has put into business.

I am told on good authority that the intellectual-property lawyers form 
a profit center for Disney. Protecting rights to Oswald and friends is 
almost certainly part of their responsibility and part of their 
opportunity to make money in the process.

Mike
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