Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
What I would love to know is how much in sales Disney made off of the products before pulling the merchandise.
In this case we are talking about an exact to the minute detail rip off, inspiration be damned. So Disney admits guilt by removing the merchandise yet does not have the ethics to contact the original artist to offer any compensation? I guess when your big like Disney all you have to do is remove offending product and you get away with it.
Well the image far right in the link you provided is fair game.. The middle image is pure laziness.. The images in the link I posted has strong similarities but I would call fair game.
Dan if it is determined an in house artist willingly ripped her art off what then will happen to him?
If and when terms are settled will the original artist only be compensated from a percentage of the profits or will she eligible for above and beyond just the profits?