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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by frogpelt on Monday April 27, 2020 @06:21PM (#23000801)
@DangitBobby Making money off of someone else's IP is illegal though.
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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by andoriyu on Monday April 27, 2020 @08:10PM (#23001809)
But he was given an implicit license grant with no commercial restriction.

Technically speaking Disney can give you rights to murder anyone, it's just won't hold in court because:

- It's not theirs to give - Law > contracts and licenses

Only argument I see if that book owned by some small company, probably and LLC, that couldn't possibly give you rights to Disney IPs since they are licensing it themselves.

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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by Retric on Monday April 27, 2020 @08:15PM (#23001853)
Nope, Disney makes money from other people’s IP all the time.

Perhaps you meant something else.

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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by DangitBobby on Monday April 27, 2020 @08:50PM (#23002085)
Not if that someone else permits you to do so, which is exactly what is being claimed here.
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