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And yet, when the well-bred Englishman sells his books about dwarves and dragons to a publisher, it's totally different. Isn't that always the way?

• 6nf 8y ago
  Tolkien wrote stories, Disney did not. At least that's how I interpret it.
  • ChristianBundy 8y ago
    Disney as a company was also completely built upon old stories in the public domain, but as soon as they became successful they started tightening the screws on intellectual property laws to make sure that others couldn't do the same.
    • Semiapies 8y ago
      And yet, weirdly enough, you can find a slew of second- and third-rate animated movies about the very same fairy tales Disney based their movies on...
  • eeZah7Ux 8y ago
    Not only Disney did not, they butchered stories that existed.