Re:ELDRED

Perhaps one good point of the CTEA is that it will keep many works out of Disney's hands for some time. I've heard they'd expressed interest in Tolkien's works from time to time (of course, some of the people that *have* been licensed to make screenplays from Tolkien's works haven't acquitted themselves well, either).

kwg

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>>> linda[_at_]novelart.com 01/24/03 06:45AM >>>
on 1/23/03 9:03 PM,"Tyler Ochoa wrote:

Do you also think it is outrageous that Disney can capitalize on [and compete with] the Brothers Grimm [and many others] while paying nothing for the stories which Disney got only because of the original authors' efforts? If not, why should Disney be able to take from the public domain without also contributing to it?

Hello Tyler,

I'm not against the revamping of public domain works as it has occurred in the past. I think Disney is an excellent example of the benefit of building upon the public domain. I'm just concerned because this is the digital age in which new venues are being created all the time and in which everyone can be a desktop publisher and worldwide distributor. Rehashing the works of Disney once they've entered the public domain has the potential to drastically depress the marketplace partly because of Disney's own marketing, but also because of the sheer volume that I believe will be produced. I can think of no comparison between the mass marketed works of Disney and previous works that have entered public domain. I can think of no other situation in which a company was still currently marketing material in such a variety of ways. I think Disney can contribute far more to the public good if allowed to continue.

Linda Gruber
Novel Art
http://www.novelart.com Received on Mon Jan 27 2003 - 14:26:46 GMT