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Great Ormond Street hospital were given the Copyright from JM Barrie for the Peter Pan story (including money from the Disney version and other merchandise), but this runs out in 2007.
So, the hospital are looking for a new Author to write a sequel to the story in order to carry on recieving royalties for the children's charity. Unfortunately, it's looking for established authors first and asking publishers for a list of names, but who knows? Perhaps someone here could come up with something...
So, the hospital are looking for a new Author to write a sequel to the story in order to carry on recieving royalties for the children's charity. Unfortunately, it's looking for established authors first and asking publishers for a list of names, but who knows? Perhaps someone here could come up with something...
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I saw the story in the Daily Express yesterday, I hope they don't let someone like J.K. Rowling comandeer the project - let's face it, she'd butcher it.
I'd like to see a no-namer get famous from writing a sequel.
I'd like to see a no-namer get famous from writing a sequel.
I believe its the European rights or something (source of story was Reuters)
Anyway, what have Disney got to do with it, other than making a (rather sanitised) animated version of the story and a 'spin-off'?
Anyway, what have Disney got to do with it, other than making a (rather sanitised) animated version of the story and a 'spin-off'?
The Peter Pan copyright is going to run out?
There was (is?) a law exempting Peter Pan from the statutory limitation of term of copyright (70 years after the creator's death), introduced specifically so the hospital could continue to milk the copyright.
And probably also because some lawyer got off on the idea of the irony of actually making him 'the boy who never grew up'. (The copyright never aged).
Maybe it's international copyright or something, I hadn't heard about the law being repealed...
There was (is?) a law exempting Peter Pan from the statutory limitation of term of copyright (70 years after the creator's death), introduced specifically so the hospital could continue to milk the copyright.
And probably also because some lawyer got off on the idea of the irony of actually making him 'the boy who never grew up'. (The copyright never aged).
Maybe it's international copyright or something, I hadn't heard about the law being repealed...
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Yeah, Disney have already taken it upon themselves to do a sequel. It sucked really badly and I doubt it made much money.
Didn't Disney do a Peter Pan two already?
I may just write Hook up in book form and hope no one notices.
I may just write Hook up in book form and hope no one notices.
cookie monster wrote:
> Peter Pan vs Aliens vs predator.
>
> Oh yes.
Haha, although I can go one better:
Peter Pan Vs Aliens Vs Predator III: Return of Peter Pan Vs Aliens Vs Predator.
And on Walt Disney, the reason he started the whole animals thing was because as a child he was attacked by an owl which he went on to bludgeon to death. He felt bad. He wrote about animals. It won't bring back my pet owl, Walt!
> Peter Pan vs Aliens vs predator.
>
> Oh yes.
Haha, although I can go one better:
Peter Pan Vs Aliens Vs Predator III: Return of Peter Pan Vs Aliens Vs Predator.
And on Walt Disney, the reason he started the whole animals thing was because as a child he was attacked by an owl which he went on to bludgeon to death. He felt bad. He wrote about animals. It won't bring back my pet owl, Walt!
mattributé wrote:
> Paradox: wrote:
> and give up the tattered shreds of my dignity?
>
> NEVER!
>
> Entertaining youth, opening there minds and making them interested in
> Literature - there is nothing more dignified.
You're overlooking the adult film industry arent you?
Plus Dahl got me interested in literature - I never read Peter Pan.
> Paradox: wrote:
> and give up the tattered shreds of my dignity?
>
> NEVER!
>
> Entertaining youth, opening there minds and making them interested in
> Literature - there is nothing more dignified.
You're overlooking the adult film industry arent you?
Plus Dahl got me interested in literature - I never read Peter Pan.
Belldandy wrote:
> Peter Pan is a pretty evil story already, what with being the tale of
> how a magical sprite tries to tempt children to leave their homes and
> stay with him in a faraway land where they will never change.
>
> See, this is what just one brief introduction to media studies back
> in A Level did to me, the teacher was insane. Walt Disney was evil,
> oh yes....
I think, he was actually a little nutty/weird i mea hes being frozen he payed millions. So if they discover a way to bring him back to life they will. But i think he was quite a nasty person in his latter years. Again i have no idea where i got this from i just seem to know this, so dont quote me on it. Is quite funny though i think, you know with all the little innocent kids loving the films and disneyland and yet the creator was a little evil.
> Peter Pan is a pretty evil story already, what with being the tale of
> how a magical sprite tries to tempt children to leave their homes and
> stay with him in a faraway land where they will never change.
>
> See, this is what just one brief introduction to media studies back
> in A Level did to me, the teacher was insane. Walt Disney was evil,
> oh yes....
I think, he was actually a little nutty/weird i mea hes being frozen he payed millions. So if they discover a way to bring him back to life they will. But i think he was quite a nasty person in his latter years. Again i have no idea where i got this from i just seem to know this, so dont quote me on it. Is quite funny though i think, you know with all the little innocent kids loving the films and disneyland and yet the creator was a little evil.
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