> The “initial duration X free” I mentioned solves all these problems without producing very onerous complications. I guess that depends on how you define it.

> The “initial duration X free” I mentioned solves all these problems without producing very onerous complications. I guess that depends on how you define it. All the marvel characters and stories have existed for decades. The only thing new about the movies are the movies themselves > a small creator could get immediate cash infusions simply by pricing his newly created characters at a large multiple of what he thinks he could make off them—that way, Disney’s buyout is a providential windfall instead of legal thievery. Yeah, and run the risk of bankrupting themselves from the tax bill in the process.