The Huntsman

[mort1331]

Just finished watching this (IMO) bad movie. And all I could think about from the start was, How is Universal able to use the IT property of Disney? Any insight would clear my head. Thanks

 

[rteetz]

The huntsman is not a Disney film.

 

[The Disney Movie Review]

Just finished watching this (IMO) bad movie. And all I could think about from the start was, How is Universal able to use the IT property of Disney? Any insight would clear my head. Thanks

The simple answer is that Snow White isn't Disney IP. Snow White is a story in the public domain. You or I could make a movie called snow white right now and Disney could do absolutely nothing.

In fact, most Disney stories are in the public domain. Tarzan, Cinderella, Peter Pan, and many more of our favorite Disney characters were actually invented by someone else. The movies are copyrighted, but the stories are free to use. I Wrote an article about this recently.

http://www.thedisneymoviereview.com/disney-running-ideas/

Anyway, hope I helped.

 

[BrianL]

The Disney Movie Review is correct. A lot of Disney movies are based on fairy tales that are in some cases hundreds of years old. Nobody owns them. What Disney does own is their portrayal of the story and characters. Any other company wanting to make a Snow White or Cinderella, etc. cannot use the Disney aspects, like the particular dress or anything Disney specifically added like songs, or an animal sidekick that wasn't in the original version. Disney, by making such generally high-quality versions of these characters, and by adding enough to make them original, becomes the primary entity associated with the stories, but that does not preclude anyone else from using them should they choose to. A lot of companies like to steer clear though because of the inevetable comparisons that will be made, comparisons that they will most likely be on the wrong end of.

 

[mort1331]

Verry cool, thanks all. Makes total sense now. My day is a success, I have learned at least one new thing.