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Watterson's motivation seems to be to preserve the integrity of his art. Disney's motivation seems to be to preserve their profit margins on hyper commercializ
by CSMastermind 2y ago
Watterson's motivation seems to be to preserve the integrity of his art.
Disney's motivation seems to be to preserve their profit margins on hyper commercializing the creations of others.
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- khazhoux 2y agoWatterson is motivated by integrity, I have no doubt of that. But Disney is also motivated --at least partly-- by integrity. Yes, they want to control profits, clearly. But I have no doubts they want to preserve the integrity of their character also. > the creations of others Others? Even after Walt's death, Mickey Mouse has been overseen by a continuous line of people who care about the character's integrity.
- endemic 2y agoCorporations aren't people
- khazhoux 2y agoMany things are not other things. In this case, Disney Inc is staffed by people who care deeply about the Disney legacy. You’ll be hard pressed to find a single employee who was not awe-struck walking the halls on the first day.
- alexashka 2y agoHow do you know that? This is a rhetorical question, meaning to elicit introspection and a rare act of thought, prior to speech.
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- endemic 2y agoMy point is that stewardship of corporate IP bestowed by the long-dead founder is different than ownership of art you yourself (an individual) created.