[A DC Grrl Mourns] The Loss of [a] Marvel

[eumelia]

Disney now owns Marvel Comics.

I won't lie. My eyes misted over and I felt like weeping for the end of an era.

I'm not a big follower of the industry, any industry, but I do try to keep track of who owns what and what belongs to whom, because I like knowing who is getting my money - I'm slowly getting a taste for things second hand (I'm very much a fan of owning previously owned books) and buying directly from the manufacturer.

Disney is notorious when it comes to Intellectual Property. It was the entertainment Lobby in Washington DC funded by Disney that brought about the current Copy Right Law and the Intellectual Property shenanigans that follow if I'm not mistaken.

Regardless, Disney has been known to persecute and prosecute those they believe use "their" character and "their" ideas for purposes other than Fair Use, and they'll decide what "Fair Use" is.

As I've said elsewhere on this subject, I fear for fandom.

Content wise, I doubt there will be much or any improvement when it comes to the stories, but that we'll just have to wait and see what, if any, influence this union holds.

Comments

[mikebg.livejournal.com]

Thank you for telling me about this! I doubt there will be any artistic interference, but having Marvel now help the Disney cashcow really makes me sad. And Disney said they want to incorporate Marvel into theme parks and such...ugh...>_

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

Universal Studios already uses Marvel characters in their theme parks. How would that be any different?

[(Anonymous)]

Do you not think that there might be potential for anti-trust litigation à la Microsoft with this almost complete control of content?

Leigh

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

As far as I'm aware, characters, particular story lines etc and belong to the actual creators, that is, Stan Lee is the owner of characters such as Spiderman (earlier this year there was a big bruhaha is comic book circles regarding the legal ownership of Superman), so total control of content is not the issue, but perhaps the usage of the characters as brands and logos.

It's hard to tell. I've only come across speculation of Disney using the comic book characters in the theme parks.

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

What? Marvel's the smaller of the two main comic publishing houses, and the other, DC, is owned by another huge-ass conglomeration, Time-Warner. This really won't have much effect on anyone, and Marvel will likely just a drop in Disney's bucket.

[shelestel.livejournal.com]

FANDOM HAS CAN DIE NAU? YAY!

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Mystique is going to be a Disney Princess. Destiny was her, ahem, sister all along, of course.

[http://users.livejournal.com/vinyl__/]

god, i hate disney.

[smirnoffmule.livejournal.com]

My reaction was very much D: when I heard, and I hadn't even thought of it from this angle. Shitbears.