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You have to start one step before this: Are there convincing arguments that this is a failure at all? Children's entertainment isn't an exclusionary arena, noth
by mseebach 8y ago
You have to start one step before this: Are there convincing arguments that this is a failure at all? Children's entertainment isn't an exclusionary arena, nothing about the number of options Disney provides prevents someone else from putting out option N+1. It was true on cable TV, and it's infinitely more true in the streaming world of today. In such a market, Disney's dominance need not mean anything more than being really good at servicing this market.
Copyright is really an orthogonal concern here. Yes, it certainly endows Disney with some rents that they shouldn't have, but their dominance is based on a continuous supply of new content, not derivatives of Mickey Mouse.
- jerf 8y agoIn all seriousness, Disney does not own my children's childhoods. I don't systematically exclude them, but it's certainly a minority in my household. It's not even something I've tried that hard to do.
- brianwawok 8y agoWe do not allow any clothes or items with a character in our house. So no shirts, no undies, no dolls, no toys. Most toys are more neutral, stuff like meliss & doug wood blocks. Not surprisingly, non-character stuff tends to be way better quality. We do have a few items from gifts over the years. Our 2 year old calls a gifted Minnie Mouse doll "Elmo". Makes me proud.