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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The artists and writers of Disney films and comics
are in the unfortunate position that they are left without rights to the
material they create. This may be old hat to many, but actually Walt
Disney was in the same situation himself when the rights to the Oswald the
Rabbit character was taken away from him and given to someone else. Ub Iwerks
was a junior partner to Walt Disney and co-creator of Mickey
Mouse but he had to give up all rights to Mickey when he agreed to leave; Ub
went on to create the not very successful Flip the Frog. Walter Kelly, was a
brilliant artist with Disney but left to create an entirely different comic
Pogo. For Don Rosa, David Gerstein, and of course many others, it is an inherent
labor of love to work with the Disney characters. Floyd Gottfredson and Carl
Barks had to work anonymously for nearly all of their creative period. This
does not "put food on the table" but at least the creators of today are aware of
the recognition they have for giving us the enjoyment that we so
appreciate. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marvin Winitz</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>