Frankly, I had not actually read the linked article until just now (was curious if it provided the amount owed, it does not). But it does make clear that Disney is being even more horrible about this than I originally assumed. It goes beyond treating a beloved Sci Fi writer in such a shabby fashion. As his lawyer puts it:
“The larger problem has the potential to affect every writer. Disney’s argument is that they have purchased the rights but not the obligations of the contract. In other words, they believe they have the right to publish work, but are not obligated to pay the writer no matter what the contract says. If we let this stand, it could set precedent to fundamentally alter the way copyright and contracts operate in the United States. All a publisher would have to do to break a contract would be to sell it to a sibling company. If they are doing this to Alan Dean Foster, one of the great science fiction writers of our time, then what are they doing to the younger writers who do not know that a contract is a contract?” On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 6:33 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps, but the percentage is lower of the population that follows Star > Wars. Not that I am predicting a sudden boycott of Star Wars or Marvel. But > it can’t be that much money, and it would be cheap good will. > > On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 4:18 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'll edit it to: 99.99% of people have not purchased a science >> fiction book in their lives and could not pick out ADF for a small cash sum. >> >> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 3:09 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 6:58 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The bad news: 99.99% of people are not science fiction fans. >>>> >>> >>> I'd argue that the success of MCU movies, amongst others, suggests >>> otherwise... >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGB4Kwwu6JBbG9rzLgz4sTiWx9anB0-Fq41%2BA9fENRt1LA%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGB4Kwwu6JBbG9rzLgz4sTiWx9anB0-Fq41%2BA9fENRt1LA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Beqbier0nCPA%2B3_z5eGiq2_zantfkJTNmYnB2HzLLjT%2BA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Beqbier0nCPA%2B3_z5eGiq2_zantfkJTNmYnB2HzLLjT%2BA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKoAJNxWKE66mM61Ru7VBkgTZeP7Jk3_ouohanp88TvPQ%40mail.gmail.com.
