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Disney lawsuit and copyright question (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by thebergejake@alien.top to c/southpark@metacritics.zone

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So I just heard that Disney may be planning a lawsuit against Paramount plus and South Park over their Panderverse special. They say that South Park is responsible for the decline in viewership for many of their projects that don't have Mandolorian in its name ( obviously it couldn't have anything to do with the sharp decline in quality). This is of course bullshit and they have no legal feet to stand on. Hell I heard That Matt and Trey have lawyers review new episode before releasing them so they can't get sued.

But this got me thinking. In case Disney where to do something really dumb like try to buy the company that makes South Park and try to cancel the show (I dought they could afford that these days) then who exactly ows the copyright to South Park?Is it Comedy Central? Matt and Trey? I couldn't find a clear answer online other than Matt and Trey have creative control, and idk if that means full ownership of the IP itself.

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[–] Hownowbrowncow8it@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Hi, this is Matt and Trey. Our lawyers took care of it, and we have the rights. Thanks k bye

[–] Jefcat@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Pure speculative fantasy. Not going to happen

[–] BedazzledFace@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

First Meghan and Harry, now this. No, it’s satire/parody. They can’t sue on hurt feelings.

[–] XanAykroyd@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I doubt we have to worry about that happening

[–] Sprizys@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Oh so now they are blaming South Park? Their viewership declined because their new content sucks and it’s all pandering and race swapping which is exactly what the panderverse was making fun of.

[–] hulkrules22085@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

This is untrue

[–] Juball@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

This isn’t true. It’s been going around since the special aired but it’s just speculative at best clickbait that is just trying to rile folks up.

I highly doubt that Disney gives a shit. They get made fun of and critiqued all the time. And South Park’s special isn’t enough to cause any major downturn in their numbers no matter how influential we think the show is. Disney+ (and other streaming services) is losing subs because of their own corporate incompetence.