• @[email protected]
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        They’re getting real close to the appearance of the Disney version, which isn’t public domain.

        • @[email protected]
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          69 months ago

          I’m not really sure how. Per the story, she has red lips, pale skin, and dark hair. Otherwise, there’s not a huge overlap between this and the classic Disney versions, unless I’m missing something

        • Poggervania
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          59 months ago

          Actual question: would that even be something in court? I would imagine the filmmakers of this Snow White could say her design is “inspired” by Disney’s take on Snow White, but otherwise say it’s “original”.

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            No. I think that anybody can make a spin of Snow White if they want to which is why Disney spent a lot of their 90s in making unique IP that simply “borrowed” plot elements from famous plays. (The Lion King, for example.)

                • @[email protected]
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                  39 months ago

                  Holy shit that is long. I’ll give it a watch while I’m working. I looked at the similarities at university studying animation 17 years ago, so I’d be interested to see what been dug up!

                  • Granite
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                    29 months ago

                    That’s what I did: watched/listened to it at work. It’s not so much about the animation but rather the stories themselves.

                    So you still do animation? I’ve always thought that was really cool skill.

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            29 months ago

            Snow White… they can get away with as long as it’s not the same basic outfit. I know they can’t use the names of the dwarfs. Those are Disney created. They would have to come up with new names and identities.

            They probably never read the original story so they may not know that. Could get sued if they have incompetent creators and lawyers who don’t check up on that, then use the same names.

          • @[email protected]
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            19 months ago

            Courts definitely make decisions like that. There’s a news story every few years about a court ruling that some big name musician ripped off a more obscure one, usually followed by music experts explaining why it’s not at all unlikely for different musicians to independently come up with the same baseline, chord progression, etc.

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            19 months ago

            I have no idea, I’m just spitballing, IANAL, etc. Just something I’ve noticed is to never fuck with the mouse.

    • ripcord
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      What would they sue over…?

      It’s a 300-year old story and a ton of Disney movies that come out are accompanied by like 4 dollar bin clones

    • Nougat
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      39 months ago

      The Snow White story is not owned by Disney.