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I get it's a contractual thing but uh.. wouldn't Marvel still make money in this case? What exactly is the reason to not allow it? lol
My assumption is that Marvel wanted to prevent Universal from selling (for example) Spider-Man t-shirts online because it would undercut the profit they could make by selling them themselves. So, it's not a matter of "would Marvel make money on this" (maybe?) but more that they'd make more by selling a "similar" shirt themselves.I get it's a contractual thing but uh.. wouldn't Marvel still make money in this case? What exactly is the reason to not allow it? lol
Interesting. It makes sense, but yeah.. it does suck. Idk how I never noticed there was no Marvel merch online.My assumption is that Marvel wanted to prevent Universal from selling (for example) Spider-Man t-shirts online because it would undercut the profit they could make by selling them themselves. So, it's not a matter of "would Marvel make money on this" (maybe?) but more that they'd make more by selling a "similar" shirt themselves.
It still sucks out loud, though.
Before Marvel was bought by Disney, Spider-Man and sometimes The Hulk were being featured on cross-IP merch for the parks. Same thing with The Simpsons before Disney bought out Fox.Makes sense, and I'm glad they were able to make this cross-IP merch at all given the licensing.
Interestingly enough, Spidey was featured on cross-IP merch even after Disney bought Marvel.Before Marvel was bought by Disney, Spider-Man and sometimes The Hulk were being featured on cross-IP merch for the parks. Same thing with The Simpsons before Disney bought out Fox.
I don't remember that shirt. Cool.Interestingly enough, Spidey was featured on cross-IP merch even after Disney bought Marvel.
Source: I own this shirt lol
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I only remembered it because it's the first shirt I ever bought there!I don't remember that shirt. Cool.