# Is it possible to buy the rights but not the obligations to a property? Disney related

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths, disney-hulu\
**Created:** [November 19, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-buy-the-rights-but-not-the-obligations-to-a-property-disney-related/925948 "2020-11-19T07:44:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-buy-the-rights-but-not-the-obligations-to-a-property-disney-related/925948/28 "2020-12-14T18:00:51Z")

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Here is a Reddit discussion from the SFWA December 10:

> **[r/Fantasy - Hi r/Fantasy! We're representatives of SFWA’s leadership—Mary...](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/kagnt7/hi_rfantasy_were_representatives_of_sfwas/)**
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> 485 votes and 107 comments so far on Reddit

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