On 21 Dec 96, Bill James wrote to All:
 BJ> I say Lady & the Tramp is coming out soon, he says it will never come 
ut
 BJ> EVER, his reasoning is that the female voice was used without
 BJ> permission...
Don't take this bet, he may be right.  Lady & The Tramp is in the midst of 
some nasty litigation between the studio, and the estates of some families 
who deceased family members worked on the picture.  They never got a dime of 
the profits from the last video release of the movie.  Not only are some of 
the voiceover royalties in question, but so are some of the songs.  Disney 
has "leaked" the notion to the press that it might be cheaper for them simply 
to never reissue it on video, than to fight the war.  The movie will be in 
theaters, as those royalty deals are already set.  It's the vid royalties 
that are the problem.
 BJ> I say Little Mermaid is due out in theatres Next Summer with a Video
 BJ> release for next Xmas, he says not for another 5 Years...
Mermaid will be out Thanksgiving 1997 in Theaters.  It is *probable* it will 
be reissued on video either summer or Thanksgiving of 1998.
 BJ> Please help, its getting nasty... and I dont want to lose money over
 BJ> this...
Hope this info helps.
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