Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoWhat big budget movie had absolutely no buisness getting made?message-squaremessage-square273linkfedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down13
arrow-up1146arrow-down1message-squareWhat big budget movie had absolutely no buisness getting made?Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square273linkfedilink
minus-squareselkiesidhe@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 days agoIt’s how Disney retains the trademark on the product. Like, Snow White, for instance. If the trademark was coming up, they’d rather crap out a bad movie then let the IP go to public domain.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoThey shouldn’t be allowed to take out a trademark on public domain characters.
minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoAnd the only IP of any note we got out of it is :: checks my notes:: a Winnie the Pooh slasher pic…
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThere’s a Mickey mouse and at least 2 Popeye ones now, too.
It’s how Disney retains the trademark on the product. Like, Snow White, for instance. If the trademark was coming up, they’d rather crap out a bad movie then let the IP go to public domain.
They shouldn’t be allowed to take out a trademark on public domain characters.
And the only IP of any note we got out of it is :: checks my notes:: a Winnie the Pooh slasher pic…
There’s a Mickey mouse and at least 2 Popeye ones now, too.