#They tried to copyright the phrase Hakuna Matata

[theliterarywolf]

Brace yourself for Disney attempting to copyright iconic parts of Nigerian culture like they tried with the phrase "Hakuna Matata" and depictions of the Norse God Loki

Sigh... Yeah, there's that old chestnut. It's interesting because I was reading people talk about 'Oh, I hope that these certain deities appear in the show that Cartoon Network is making' (especially since it seems to be more action/fantasy-oriented).

And while those hopes I can appreciate, on the other hand I don't need to see Disney, for their series, trying to copyright Aso Oke fabric or recipes for Chin Chin or Jollof Rice.

[cryptidcalling]

~Fuck Disney~

#I’m so tired of their unashamed corporate greed #They tried to copyright the phrase Hakuna Matata #they tried to copyright Dia de los Muertos #and now they’re trying to copyright NORSE FUCKINH DEITIES Bc of the release of Loki #I hate them I hate their monopoly on content I hate their greedy bullshit I hate their pandering and lazy remakes #fuck you disney you can suck my dick. eat shit and choke. #obviously if u can’t tell I’m incredibly angry so #don’t reblog #deleting this in the morning #if you try to defend disney in my asks or comments I’m just going to block you. #not here for a ‘debate’ or ‘discussion’

[that-spider-witch]

Disney 1994: Tries to copyright the phrase Hakuna Matata. The people to whom Swahili is their native language rightfully calls them out.

Disney 2017: Tries to copyright Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican religious holiday. They get called out on their bullshit pretty damn fast and cease on their attempt.

Disney 2021: They now want to copyright an ancient Norse pagan deity. (READ BELOW)

EDIT: Apparently the Norse deity thing was misinformation: Thankfully it seems they are only trademarking the fictional Marvel versions of them. The other shit they did is still real, though. Don’t ever forget they tried to do that.

#fuck disney #it would be funny if it wasn't so creepy #like... they don't care #they really see something of another culture and think they can copyright it and take it as their own as if it just was some fairy tale #they see no difference between a culture foreign to them AND A PUBLIC DOMAIN FAIRY TALE #that they do it with fairy tale characters they didn't create is bad enough BUT THIS IS A COUNTRY'S CULTURE WTF #FUCK. THEM. #this isn't gonna be the last time they'll try this shit either. mark my words. #disney #marvel #Loki deity #marvel loki #disney loki #norse paganism #disney discourse #anti disney #culture

[ranmagender]

Disney are garbage!

there’s people that seriously don’t understand my hatred of Disney, but let me just bring up a few things.

Disney has owned the trademark for the Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata” since 2003.

Disney applies to trademark the phrase “Dia de los muertos” (May 7th, 2013)

Marvel CEO donates 1 million to Trump fundraiser (January 29th, 2016)

Disney denies father’s request of putting spiderman onto his son’s gravestone (July 6th, 2019)

Disney tries to stop female workers from joining together for pay bias lawsuit (October 21, 2019)

Disney copyright strikes use of baby yoda gifs (Nov 25th, 2019)

Disney Sued by Labor Union for Failing to Pay Living Wage: Employees Have to ‘Live in Their Cars’ (Dec 11, 2019)

Disney lays off 28,000 people from their parks business (September 29th, 2020)

Disney blames mass layoffs on COVID restrictions (Sep 29th, 2020)

Disney fires man for taking paternity leave  (Oct 24th, 2020)

Disneyland and other theme parks exploring options to sue the state of California to be able to re-open in the middle of a pandemic (Oct 22, 2020)

Disney World lays off 720 performers at Orlando Theme Park (Oct 28th 2020)

Disney refuses to pay royalties owed to novel writer (Nov 20th, 2020)

And that’s just the stuff I found through some light searching online, to say nothing off experiences of workers, the fact that they gobble up studios like it’s going out of style or their lobbying work for things like the Mickey Mouse Protection Act of 1998

They are not good as a company, they are not friendly, they are a scummy business and therefore pirating Disney+ content is morally right!

#disney #mcu #marvel #pixar #disney+ #the mandalorian #baby yoda #copyright #walt disney #simpsons #fox #bob iger #disneyland #disney world #tony stark #spiderman #miles morales #disney plus

[accounting-wunderkind]

In the past Disney has tried to copyright the literal fucking Day of the Dead and the Swahili phrase “Hakuna-matata”, and considering how many people don’t view pagan religions as legitimate religious practices but as “aesthetics” or quirky little lifestyle choices, it’s not actually that far out or stupid to think they’d try to copyright the names of Thor, Odin, Loki, etc.

alright here's a few corrections to make for you, of all disney has trademarked (not copyrighted) the phrase hakuna matata and attempted to trademark the day of the dead (it did not succeed on that front). this specifically means that disney can prosecute anyone for violating trademark laws in relation to the selling of products obviously relating to them with the use of the word, phrase, or name; for example if a person sells unlicensed lion king merch with the phrase "hakuna matata" then they would be violating trademark laws, but if they just print a shirt with the phrase hakuna matata with no relation to the lion king that wouldnt be against the law. now of course i dont agree with this, i think this is yet another commodification of a culture, but many people think since a trademark is placed a term can't be used at all, this is not the case. also finally it doesn't matter if something is normal or whatever, even the simplest things can be misinformation.

#baphomet answers

[daggryet]

is. is disney really trying to copyright mythological figures??? i'm just sitting here, trying to figure out how that would even work what the hell.

that's like trying to copyright zeus from greek mythology, you can't?? do that???

oh they don't care about that

they've tried copyrighting dia de los muertos ahead of coco's release, they've copyrighted hakuna matata - a swahilian phrase, and they've to copyright norse deities like loki, odin, thor, and heimdal since 2019

#ask #anon