Disney steals Alan Dean Foster's work

[Mythobeast]

This is messed up. Basically, Fox and LucasFilms owned publishing rights to his books. Disney insists that, when they purchased the rights to sell the books, they declined the opportunity to purchase the legal obligation to pay him royalties.

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[Jonny]

Disgraceful and totally shameful.

Saw this last year and was appalled by the utter cynicism being employed here.

 

[RK Capps]

Moral of story, don't write for big companies...

 

[RK Capps]

Saw this last year and was appalled by the utter cynicism being employed here

And it's capitalism raping the sick. It's disgusting.

 

[Hannah F]

This is messed up. Basically, Fox and LucasFilms owned publishing rights to his books. Disney insists that, when they purchased the rights to sell the books, they declined the opportunity to purchase the legal obligation to pay him royalties.

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Good Grief! Truly shocking! Inhumane!