DBUG> Re: Tip O'Day-the mouse has a gun Mostly O.T.

[Ted Blockley <webarch@kern.com>]

On Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:53:43 -0700, James Horecka, AIA wrote:

>I know what Ernest is saying.
>
>I learned Air Brush from a fellow named Greg W. (name omitted just in case;
>he's the guy who came up with "Joe Camel," as I understand). He also does a
>lot of stuff for movies and such, including things I'm sure you've seen,
>like such mundane things as art on the boxes of cereal that your kids munch
>in the morning. Anyway, some of this stuff is for Disney. Once, in one of
>these pieces, he put his last name very small on the facet of a pencil that
>was an element in one of the paintings. Well, the Mouse caught it and had a
>major fit about that! Definitely the Mouse owns all.

Heh, heh, heh - copyrights expire and I think Steamboat Willy has already turned 75. 

Notice how quickly the Pooh Bear was reshaped after Toon town got ahold of it. Again 
its an age thing - The original copyrights to that stuff go poof in 2001 or 2002.

I admired Disney unitl they started hijacking every kids tale under the sun and branding 
it as their own.

Of more direct interest, I believe it was reported in one of the Arch magazines that for 
Disney's new town "Celebration" the Architects used (appropriate choice) received little 
or no compensation (other than the advertising and goodwill). Let me be your doormat, 
please.

Ted Blockley

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