From: Bill George <bill-AT-touchstone.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:45:39 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Fw: Did anyone find a way


Reminds me of the Bob Dylan song--

"I used to care, but things have changed..."  Sad.
Makes me want to dig for something positive to think about--something  
other than these worms eating away at the corpse of another artist's  
work...

Bill


On Oct 25, 2007, at 4:36 PM, Michael wrote:

> I think this is the key, Disney who own The Muppets Holding Company  
> who control the Muppet Franchise have at their disposal some of the  
> most ruthless lawyers in the world, the same lawyers that have made  
> day care centres paint over unauthorized Disney murals, made public  
> gardens remove flower displays in the shape of Mickey ears, the  
> same lawyers who in 1990 halted the original sale of the Muppets to  
> Disney. Shouldn't we stop worrying about it and let the people who  
> own them show some concern? I don't think if they were that worried  
> this would continue.
>
> Obviously it's not good to see copyrighted characters being ripped  
> off, but he isn't selling them as the real thing and is obviously  
> filling a market, heck Disney have even seen this market and have  
> produced a replica Kermit, are about to release a replica Animal  
> and Gonzo is in the works, not puppets maybe but still something  
> I'm sure Henson's in the heyday would never have done. It's not the  
> small caring Jim Henson company that own them any more its the  
> corporate machine that runs at it's own pace. They have the money  
> and resources at their disposal to do something if they really  
> cared and until they do, as much as it may annoy or hurt us  
> (especially as puppet makers) to see other people benefitting from  
> someone's talent, I don't think we should put too much of our time  
> worrying about it till the ones that should care do something.  
> Things have changed, we're not in the 80's anymore.
>
> Just my two pennies worth.
>
> Michael.
>

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