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well, the company not walt, too bad something like this didnt happen during his lifetime!
I agree, It was started by the Mouse. There would be no Disneyland or WDW if Walt didn't learn about copyright laws with Oswald. Walt learned, that it's all about who owns the property. Why would he start again with a character that looked like that rabbit, but different enough, and then proceed to make him a star? He had learned his lesson. Pixar learned his lesson. Who owns it and who can make or break you (thank you Joan Crawford).dandaman said:If it weren't for this particular cartoon (and lack thereof... thank you, 1927 Universal ), the Walt Disney Company would most likely have never gotten off the ground. We all know "it was all started by a mouse", but what exactly spawned the mouse in the first place? Walt was thinking him up after the loss of Oswald, on the Santa Fe back to California. I'd like to think it was pretty much started by a rabbit.
...But the mouse is better. :lookaroun
Number_6 said:The thing about this is, Al Michaels shouldn't feel bad about this at all. He'll get a good contract from NBC for his new Sunday Night Football gig, plus he'll likely be sent by NBC to cover the Olympics during NBCs run of airing the games(not this year, probably, but starting with the Beijing games in 2008) which will get him more cash. Plus, what Disney got in return for allowing him to sign with NBC was worth more than one broadcaster, even someone as great as Al Michaels. Remember, Ryder Cup broadcast rights(which would have to be taken as an overall PGA Tour package) alone were going to cost more than ABC or ESPN were willing to spend trying to outbid NBC and CBS. As a result of this deal, they get the Friday live broadcast of the Ryder Cup tournament along with being able to re-air whatever NBC shows later, they get expanded highlights of alot of major events, which for a sports network like ESPN, if they can air more coverage outside of NBCs for certain events, like the Olympics, then it's all the better for your shows like SportsCenter. Add to that the fact that they get to air promos for ESPN on NBC during Sunday Night's game(which would be like the Boston Herald advertising in the Boston Globe) which is pretty darn good. Oswald is the icing on the cake for Disney, but it's not like Universal was really going to do anything with him. If they had, they would have needed to say that he was a Walt Disney creation, which they were in no way going to do.
and it's not all that much of an accidentJusta' BigKid said:For those like me who have never seen him, he sure look a lot like Mickey.
DisneyDellsDude said:Anyone know just off the top of their head what companies Disney all ownes?
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