tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post3806768401159408283..comments2024-03-13T23:43:03.755-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Money From Fictional CharactersSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-88960592301255897022015-07-29T21:31:12.223-07:002015-07-29T21:31:12.223-07:00Like pretty much ZERO.
But we can thank a 1912 ...Like pretty much ZERO. <br /><br />But we can thank a 1912 Supreme Court decision for that, and the charming "work for hire" decision that came out of it. In other parts of the world, creators have "moral rights" and a share of cash flow. But not here in the Land of the Free.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-21449394660837151522015-07-29T08:50:58.122-07:002015-07-29T08:50:58.122-07:00I think it's no secret that the real money in ...I think it's no secret that the real money in animation is in licensing. Most TV shows are lucky to break even on their production costs, but the studios make their profit on lunch boxes and bedsheets and t-shirts. <br />And on the feature side, as many box office record that Lion King broke, Disney made twice as much on stuffed animals.<br />And though actors get participation on tots & t-shirts that bear their likeness, how many animators get a cut of the profits of all the products that bear the likeness of the characters they designed? Hmmm?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514942808999120095noreply@blogger.com