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Dont Disney own the copyright on Muppets

bryemycazbryemycaz Posts: 11,737
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Just wondered with a obvious Muppet at the start. Is the copyright owned not by Disney now? I suppose as long as you don't call her a muppet but a puppet maybe that's ok.

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  • MandarkMandark Posts: 47,963
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    bryemycaz wrote: »
    Just wondered with a obvious Muppet at the start. Is the copyright owned not by Disney now? I suppose as long as you don't call her a muppet but a puppet maybe that's ok.
    You make wonder if all was as it seemed. I wouldn't put it past ITV to have done some sort of entertainment crossover deal with Disney to may be help revitalise the Muppet brand on television.
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    Mandark wrote: »
    You make wonder if all was as it seemed. I wouldn't put it past ITV to have done some sort of entertainment crossover deal with Disney to may be help revitalise the Muppet brand on television.

    genius :D

    that really needs some sinister "dan dan daaaaaaaaaannn!" conspiracy music :)
  • Jesse PinkmanJesse Pinkman Posts: 5,794
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    Well puppets were going long before the muppets came out and so you can't have copyright on all puppets whatever they look like.

    You can however have full copyright on the word "Muppet" or "Muppets" and the characters, if they are direct copies of say Miss Piggy or Kermit or any other character that have been created. You can also copyright any sketch, skit or catchphrase.

    But you can't copyright every foam puppet on the planet. Every Muppet is a foam filled puppet, but not every foam filled puppet is a Muppet.
  • Cyril_SneerCyril_Sneer Posts: 2,314
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    Mandark wrote: »
    You make wonder if all was as it seemed. I wouldn't put it past ITV to have done some sort of entertainment crossover deal with Disney to may be help revitalise the Muppet brand on television.

    Other than The Muppets have just had two hit hollywood movies and a TV special with Lady Gaga
  • Grumpy_AlanGrumpy_Alan Posts: 1,672
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    More to the point, that act was probably one of the worst ever seen on the show.


    Was it supposed to be funny?

    Was it even part of the show or just a backstage filler.


    Awful nonsense..
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 582
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    Eurghh just watching it now on repeat; cringeworthy, American crap.
  • CorabalCorabal Posts: 3,373
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    It was one of the Muppets? Never seen it before.
  • Grumpy_AlanGrumpy_Alan Posts: 1,672
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    Corabal wrote: »
    It was one of the Muppets? Never seen it before.

    Hope never to see it again!
  • CorabalCorabal Posts: 3,373
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    Grumpy_Alan wrote: »
    Hope never to see it again!

    Well you live up to your name.
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    Grumpy_Alan wrote: »
    Was it supposed to be funny?.

    I'd say that all of those people who laughed would probably answer in the affirmative :)
  • Grumpy_AlanGrumpy_Alan Posts: 1,672
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    JasonWatkins wrote: »
    I'd say that all of those people who laughed would probably answer in the affirmative :)

    I suppose we should discount any of the canned laughter to begin with, and then, I would accept, some people, even some adults, may, perhaps, have found it funny.


    There again, there are viewers who find the judge who sits at the left-hand end to be riotously funny too.
  • dizzy_starshinedizzy_starshine Posts: 417
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    If you go to the FAO Schwartz toy store in America you can make your own muppet which is what I think Patsy May was. She certainly has 'muppet' style eyes
    http://www.fao.com/whatnots/builder.jsp
    They come out around £90 which is quite cool to have your own muppet, but I'm not sure if there's any rules against performing with one.
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    Grumpy_Alan wrote: »
    I suppose we should discount any of the canned laughter to begin with, and then, I would accept, some people, even some adults, may, perhaps, have found it funny..

    You can certainly count me as one of the adults that found it funny. Whilst I wasn't rolling around on the floor clutching my sides, I certainly laughed.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,306
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    I know you can't copyright a puppet, but it was such a clone of Ms Piggy type muppet, surely, there has to be a tie-in with Disney, or I am sure that they would sue, as a pass-off.
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    dizzy_starshine wrote: »
    If you go to the FAO Schwartz toy store in America you can make your own muppet which is what I think Patsy May was. She certainly has 'muppet' style eyes
    http://www.fao.com/whatnots/builder.jsp
    They come out around £90 which is quite cool to have your own muppet, but I'm not sure if there's any rules against performing with one.

    That looks like it the blue one, so how the hell did it get on BGT as original, just a muppet.
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