2.) Disney does really care. As much as you like to think they stole
these works and should be punished for claiming it for its own, its
done all the time and not just by Disney. Disney showed a rendition of
a classic story, changed so drastically that it resembles the original
story only slightly, and now owns it. They should indeed get the
rights to this story, they created it using themes from myth and lore.
Mel Brooks comes to mind. You think Spaceballs came out first and
Star Wars second? How about his version of the French Revolution in
History of the World Pt. 1? If it isn't considered the same type of
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There are things called takeoffs, and there are things called
parodies. Disney does takeoffs: these are loosely based on other stories
and are billed as serious works (as in, productions meant to be treated as
full works in and of themselves). Mel Brooks does parodies, which are
blatant spoofs of other works, and are not billed as serious works: they
intentionally rip on other pieces, and are portrayed as such. There is a
big difference in the two.
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