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    I guess money is at the forefront of executives' priorities

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    #1  Edited By AuthenticM

    So I guess any company dealing in whatever type of consumer product is willing to license some of its assets to pretty much anybody for the right amount of money? Is that it? This is just weird. Sure, if Disney came to me with thousands of dollars asking me if they could use something I own in one of their promotional videos for a crappy show which has absolutely nothing to do with my work, I'd probably think about it hard. Money does smell sweet. But what would this say of me? How would people, and my fans, perceive such a decision to prostitute my work? Maybe it's just me though. Movie companies do it all the time. That song from Requiem For A Dream has been overused like there's no tomorrow, in movie trailers and video games alike. But this... this doesn't seem right to me.
     
    What the hell am I talking about, I hear you asking?
     
    This is an official promotional video for the latest Power Rangers season. Watch it, and listen. It's at the very beginning and the very end.
     
      

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    #2  Edited By Twazuk

    Or, you know, they might have, like, stole it? 

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    The whole video I was thinking "Well at least they didn't use the main theme. They wouldn't use the main theme." Then... Yeah.

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    #4  Edited By AuthenticM
    @Twazuk: But this is Disney we're talking about, not some Chinese or Brazilian backwater company. I dare not think they'd let this kind of thing happen, no?
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    #5  Edited By zyn

    Wow, Power Rangers is shit nowadays.  I remembered when they were awesome.
     
    About the music, I laughed hard.  It doesn't suit it at all.
     
    If it was my music, like you said yourself, thousands of pounds wouldn't change my mind.  Millions... maybe.

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    #6  Edited By defaulttag

    wow............

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    @AuthenticM said:
    " @Twazuk: But this is Disney we're talking about, not some Chinese or Brazilian backwater company. I dare not think they'd let this kind of thing happen, no? "
    Yes
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    #8  Edited By AuthenticM
    @PhaggyBigNastyMcKill:  Why do you say that? Did they ever infringe on some kind of copyright material before? If yes, they should really pay closer attention to their employees; this is the kind of shit that could get them in trouble.
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    #9  Edited By greennoodles

    Actually, Power Rangers has nothing to do with Disney anymore. Aintitcoolnews reported that the guy who brought them to america the first time repurchased the rights. 
     
    But yes, executives only care about money, that is why they are executives.

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    #10  Edited By OmegaPirate
    @AuthenticM: I'm not sure if using this example is played out or not? but for an example of 'Disney takes what it wants and makes it print money' take exhibit A) 
    http://www.kimbawlion.com/rant2.htm  
     
    Before you hit that link take note that a lot of the 'text' on that site is very internet conspiracy rant like, however take a brief look at the screengrabs and a few of the sentences that arent too OTT and the similarities are  - uncanny

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