Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
That's what bothers me. The concept that Disney created all of the characters and stories from the air. What Disney did that was different was to put a specific spin on an idea, concept or story. All of them Cinderella, Peter Pan, Toad, Snow White, Mary Poppins and a long list of others, were expanded creations based on another individuals idea, book or movie. Disney just added his own magic to it. The misconception of one poster that said he/she hated the term "intellectual Property" because so many things are not necessarily creatively brilliant. It is nothing more then misunderstanding what the word intellectual means. It means coming from the intellect (brain) of an individual. Walt just thought of it as an idea that he could be creative with, thus creating his own IP.
Maybe define IP as something that someone other then the person(s) expanding the idea thought of on his own. Almost all of Walt's most successful ventures were thought of by someone else, either on his payroll or purchased from the originator. The only way to have an original is to do something that no one has ever done, thought of or built before. Even Disneyland is not a new idea. Walt was influenced by others. A lot of his ideas for the park were copied in thought from others. He just displayed it in a unique way that no one else had done. The original part was the spin that he put on someone else's idea. But the whole thing is an IP no matter who thought of it first. Hell, shrink down Oswald Rabbit's long ears, make them round, lengthen his snout and give him a string like tail and you have one Mickey Mouse.
