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A comment on Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016). Parent comment

Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by nkrisc on Saturday July 16, 2022 @08:39AM (#32117429)
In the case of Calvin and Hobbes, I think a lot of the meaning would be lost if you saw Calvin selling sugary cereal on TV.

The philosophy of the strip is fundamentally incompatible with commercialization.

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Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by greedo on Saturday July 16, 2022 @09:07AM (#32117647)
I do see a lot of car decals with Calvin pissing on [insert name of hated automaker]. Now obviously these are unlicensed, but a lot of people obviously have no problem with it.
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Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by blululu on Saturday July 16, 2022 @10:42AM (#32118623)
Bill Watterson once remarked: “I figure that, long after the strip is forgotten, those decals are my ticket to immortality.”
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Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by nkrisc on Saturday July 16, 2022 @05:40PM (#32122236)
And you can probably find unlicensed porn of every IP out there, but I wouldn’t draw any conclusions from that.
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