Yes, but the novel (Bambi, A Life in the Woods, by Felix Salten) is not Disney property. The movie rights that Disney got were bought from Salten for just $1,000 (less than $17,000 adjusted for inflation). Disney would like people to think that they own the character, but their rights only extend to their depiction of Bambi. The current copyright to the novel is held by the publisher Twin Books and expires on 1 January 2022. Anyone who negotiated with Twin Books and bought the rights to the story could make a new film – live or animated – and Disney couldn’t do a thing about it.
runar about 13 years ago
Yes, but the novel (Bambi, A Life in the Woods, by Felix Salten) is not Disney property. The movie rights that Disney got were bought from Salten for just $1,000 (less than $17,000 adjusted for inflation). Disney would like people to think that they own the character, but their rights only extend to their depiction of Bambi. The current copyright to the novel is held by the publisher Twin Books and expires on 1 January 2022. Anyone who negotiated with Twin Books and bought the rights to the story could make a new film – live or animated – and Disney couldn’t do a thing about it.