Disney is a company that has altered out of all recognition of its original thrust. It has lost its way. It used to be the pre-eminent specialist in its field (animated cartoons). Now it is just one of many similar entertainment-company clones. It is no longer specialised, it doesn't have anything special to offer, it won't be around for very much longer.
Disney has been around for 100 years and owns so much cultural IP, has diversified to movies, parks, cruises, merchandise, and built their own streaming service that is crushing the competition.
No. That's not cultural IP, that's Disney IP. Disney made a habit of taking stuff that was in the public domain, changing a few things around (even the whole story line) and copyrighted that.
Next time you have the inclination, compare a Disney movie/story/comic that purports to be the same as one of the public domain tales with the original tale. You'll find that the "Disney Creation (c)" is nothing at all like the original.
As an example, compare the original 'Star Wars' franchise from the 1970s with the later Disney knock-offs and see for yourself. As further examples, compare Disney's 'Cinderella' with the original book version, or maybe Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' that is a weird hodge-podge of TWO of Lewis Carroll's books, 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Alice Through the Looking-Glass'.
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They will exist for a very long time.
No. That's not cultural IP, that's Disney IP. Disney made a habit of taking stuff that was in the public domain, changing a few things around (even the whole story line) and copyrighted that.
Next time you have the inclination, compare a Disney movie/story/comic that purports to be the same as one of the public domain tales with the original tale. You'll find that the "Disney Creation (c)" is nothing at all like the original.
As an example, compare the original 'Star Wars' franchise from the 1970s with the later Disney knock-offs and see for yourself. As further examples, compare Disney's 'Cinderella' with the original book version, or maybe Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' that is a weird hodge-podge of TWO of Lewis Carroll's books, 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Alice Through the Looking-Glass'.