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human
Hi, how are you?
gpt
Hi, I'm good. How are you?  Do you read any marvel comics or watch the movies?
human
*leans slightly forward* I do. I really like them. Do you?
gpt
i like some of them.  I am hoping there are more movies now that Walt Disney has bought Marvel.  I imagine Marvel characters are at the theme parks too.
human
Probably. There will probably be a whole wing of the park for them and star wars, now that they own them too.
gpt
i am sure that you are right about that!  Did you know that Disney does not own the rights to the big marvel characters east of the mississippi?
human
I did not but now that I am thinking of it, I may have seen thor at Universal in Orlando.
gpt
You probably did.  Marvel signed a contract with Universal back in the 1990s so Disney can't show the characters at Disney World but they can at Disney Land.
human
I think Disney would be able to do more with them in terms of movies and rides. But Universal probably has plans...
gpt
i bet they do.  You know Sony had the chance to buy them but only bought Spiderman because they thought that was all people would care about.  They were so wrong!
human
Yeah! There is one charatcher that is owned by marvel and DC. have you heard about this person?
gpt
No I haven't.  What's the scoop on that?  I had no idea DC would own something with Marvel.
human
*leans slightly forward* I guess his name is access and he makes sure the characters do not cross into the other universe.
gpt
*hands at sides* Talk about taking stuff too seriously!  I mean, they are only comic book characters in a comic book universe.  Then again, Marvel was able to argue in court that mutants are not people in order to pay a lower rate for the action figures.  I can't imagine going to court to argue about x-men!
human
What if the financial difference was hundreds of millions. It's worth a shot, right?
gpt
i guess you are right about that.  I just don't know how i would keep a straight face as the lawyer or judge though.
human
I am sure there are a lot of cases that both people laugh at but if it pays off, it would be worth it. If Marvel or DC has in-house lawyers, they are salaried so make them earn their keep!
gpt
True, very true!  I bet it was fun working for Stan Lee too.  I heard he always ended every phone call with the word- excelsior!
human
I wish I had a cool line like that when I hung up the phone.  Do you have one?
gpt
No i don't but I wish I did too.  You've got to be a non conformist I think in order to be as creative as he was you know what i mean?  He was smart too.  His company published a generic comic book so they could trademark the names super-hero and super-villain.