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And it's very on brand for them. People forget that Walt Disney was the only guy who jumped after tv, the rest of the studios were scared of it.
And he went after that for the same reason as Iger is targeting AI today. Disney has incredibly valuable assets that can be leveraged again and again at zero marginal cost.
No human can hold them hostage for their copyrighted characters.
“The agreement also excludes long-form content. These are 30-second social clips, not feature films.”
I was waiting for more details on this. This actually makes more sense, it’s basically an ads generator for Disney, not competition.
And it's very on brand for them. People forget that Walt Disney was the only guy who jumped after tv, the rest of the studios were scared of it.
And he went after that for the same reason as Iger is targeting AI today. Disney has incredibly valuable assets that can be leveraged again and again at zero marginal cost.
No human can hold them hostage for their copyrighted characters.
That’s true. Staying ahead, they can see the writing on the wall. Might as well go for it.