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Disney removing Baby Yoda GIFs due to copyright issues
- Thread starter ZiggyPalffyLA
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There's a difference between a show having a mysterious marketing campaign and a spoiler. ABC/journalist were not spoiling Lost back in 2004 when they aired commercials/wrote articles referencing a monster in the jungle after the premier. The monster existing in the jungle was part of the shows premise.
I can empathize with folks who don't have access to Disney+ but to expect the internet to spoiler tag innocuous details of the show seems like a stretch.
They understand it just fine. Disney has had a judo grip copyright laws for decades and has wielded this influence to build the ultimate IP empire. They are plenty aware the value of a trending meme, they just like to flex from time-to-time. As does Nintendo.
Wait, what time does the Mandalorian take place in the SW universe?
(I know nothing about the show except it has a Boba Fett looking dude.)
Yoda was 900 Years Old by Empire Strikes back.
(I know nothing about the show except it has a Boba Fett looking dude.)
Yoda was 900 Years Old by Empire Strikes back.
The show takes place after The Return of the Jedi. Baby Yoda is not Old Yoda.
So it's just a baby creature from the same race as Yoda, and not some reincarnated Yoda?
They can actually. All unauthorized use of copyrighted material is copyright infringement. Yes even gifs, most memes, desktop backgrounds, fan art and hell even all of our avatars here.
The thing is most IP owners tolerate all this illegial shenanigans knowing that: 1. they could not stop it all and 2. it provides free advertisement for their IPs.
It's not Yoda. The Mandalorian takes place five years after Return of the Jedi and it's already 50 years old.
Are you saying it's...
YODA's BABY??
I'm only half joking BTW. I need to watch the show.
I've seen some people around the 'net getting legit confused by people calling him "Baby Yoda" that they actually believe that it is Yoda himself. I saw one person that thought there was just one of him and after he died in ROTJ another one just popped into existence as a baby somewhere. I think it was on Twitter or some comment section somewhere.
Admittedly it actually causes a lot of issues for Disney about this thing - We've never named the Yoda species definitively, and I doubt they will during the Mandelorian - so when they make toys of this thing, what the fuck do they call it? "The Child" isn't exactly catchy either.
"Please stop doing our marketing for us for free, by organically sharing your enjoyment and raising awareness of the show we want to promote."
Gif sharing is probably ten times more effective at generating mindshare than the pathetically forced viral marketing attempts and committee-generated hash tags that marketing people try to push on consumers.
Gif sharing is probably ten times more effective at generating mindshare than the pathetically forced viral marketing attempts and committee-generated hash tags that marketing people try to push on consumers.
This killed me, and I'm not a Star Wars fan. Took a second though, then I remembered how Yoda talks.
It's weird but as someone who read quite a bit of the old eu and have been reading the new stuff, the closest we came to a name for the species was a nickname one imperial officer gave Yoda but the species have been never been explored in detail on who they are or were they came from, neither in the old canon nor the disney canon with the Mandalorian being the first to actually give us any info.
Damn looks like I need to see Mandalorian as I am missing out on Baby Yoda..
So is it good so far??
loool best baby here
So is it good so far??
loool best baby here
First is pretty 'meh'. The other two have atleast been fairly entertaining.
It basically just feels like a videogame, the dude being handed RPG quests.
I absolutely expect the species to be named in the show. That's partially what got be so excited at the end of the first episode, before little dude started acting all cute.
I did get that feeling.
They could make a pretty good Destiny starring Mandalorians from this period. She was even going to make an armor ornament in the form of his last kill. Show is a live action GaaS.
But damn little Yodling is cute.
Hmm disappointing, looks like cinematics in trailer are on point, shame about the plot.
They make him burp after like a fucking cartoon. Found that really annoying for some reason.
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Disney reaaaaaaaaally fucked it not having a global launch huh.
I mean not really because they're still going to make obscene, filthy amounts of money off Baby Yoda merch
But hey maybe it isn't OP'S fault for posting something that's literally on the internet everywhere
I mean not really because they're still going to make obscene, filthy amounts of money off Baby Yoda merch
But hey maybe it isn't OP'S fault for posting something that's literally on the internet everywhere
I mean it's fine. I just hesitate to gush about it the way Star Wars fans largely are. It's a simple story thus far and it's enjoyable. Just not so much to actually chew on.
I'd be upset about this, but since I had the baby toda reveal spoiled by friends on Facebook before I got a chance to watch The Mandelorian because they were all posting gifs, the spiteful part of me is kind of like, "Good." 😂😂
Not everybody can binges things the moment they come out, people.
Non-spiteful me, however, thinks this is fucking stupid. It's gifs! Can they do that with gifs? I can understand removing clips or episodes, but short gifs? That's lame.
Not everybody can binges things the moment they come out, people.
Non-spiteful me, however, thinks this is fucking stupid. It's gifs! Can they do that with gifs? I can understand removing clips or episodes, but short gifs? That's lame.
I mean the dude is a bounty hunter and the first arc is him doing a bounty and what happens during it. What do you expect?
