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From: czei@osupyr.UUCP (Michael S Czeiszperger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A comment on certain recent happenings...
Message-ID: <105@osupyr.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Aug-87 20:24:12 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 15 20:24:12 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 18-Aug-87 06:28:53 EDT
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Reply-To: czei@osupyr.UUCP (Michael S Czeiszperger)
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In article <251@uwslh.UUCP> lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Christopher Lishka) writes:
>
>[hopefully] proceed to flame an unnamed large graphics corporation.
>But hell, I feel really p*ssed *ff, because that demo must have REALLY
>been good to stir up so much amazing reaction in one unnamed large
>graphics corporation.  It must've been so d*mned good that it put
>their equipment down a few notches in their eyes.  I hope some
>executive types have year-long guilt trips over this.
>

I sincerely believe in the idea that anyone can buy an Amiga and produce
a valid piece of art (like Dance of the Tumblers), but imagining the
companies producing multi-mega buck machines are jealous is taking it a
bit too far.  Pixar is serious company trying to make a professional
product.  They spent 6 months making a promotional tape for their
company, and took the time to copywrite certain visible objects.  If
Leo had done his animation using Mickey Mouse or any other copywrited
character, the reaction would have been the same.  Just because Pixar is
large and successful is no reason to read in emotion attached to their
actions.  I am quite sure if Leo had ripped off a guy working out of his
garage the reaction on this board would have been quite different.  


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