Re: Some Thoughts on Copyright Term

On 11/12/98, Dan L. Burk <burkdanl[_at_]shu.edu> wrote:
>
> On 11/11/98, Benedict A. Monachino <bam[_at_]p-a.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm sure some day a hundred years from now, The Lion King (one of
> > Disney's few original tales)
>
> Well, no, not really. Cf. Hamlet (which, I note, Shakespeare in turn
> "borrowed" from Saxo Grammaticus' Prince Amleth; a version is also
> found in the Norse Prose Edda).

My thanks to those on the list who corrected my misconception that Disney's Lion King was an original tale (didn't they market it as an original story?). I think that just supports the argument that Disney profits by creating works that are not entirely original.

Benedict A. Monachino
Peabody & Arnold LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
<bam[_at_]p-a.com> Received on Fri Nov 13 1998 - 12:06:30 GMT