Disney’S Panning For Gold

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Disney has pulled out of the novel live-action Peter Pan film only 5 weeks earlier its unloosen date. The determination is the termination of a row betwixt the studio too Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, which inherited the copyright in Peter Pan nether the volition of JM Barrie. Disney has argued that it should non convey to pay whatever royalties to the infirmary on the film-related merchandise that it sells since it has been making regular payments to secure the animated rights to the storey too has made voluntary payments from its income from merchandise associated amongst its animated “Peter Pan” film. Disney soundless feels that its partners inwards making the film, Sony too Revolution Studios, should convey to pay over a proportion of their merchandising profits.

is somewhat perturbed. While Great Ormond Street is undoubtedly the copyright holder inwards Peter Pan, the IPKat does non come across why this should automatically title it to merchandising rights inwards all things Peter Pan, unless we’re going to recognise copyright inwards names. Disney plans to merchandise books, board games, soft toys too reckoner games, but alone books actually demand making operate of Great Ormond Street’s copyright material. says that this is a merchandise grade or passing off issue, rather than a copyright issue.

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