From: Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] The Incompetence of Sonny Bono
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:17:29 -0800
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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