![]() The novelizations of ALIEN, ALIENS, and ALIEN 3. ![]() When you purchased 20th Century Fox, you eventually acquired the rights to other books I had written. SPLINTER OF THE MIND’S EYE, the first sequel novel. STAR WARS, the novelization of the very first film. When you purchased Lucasfilm you acquired the rights to some books I wrote. This is all usually dealt with by SFWA behind closed doors) written by the fan-favourite author regarding the situation. Yesterday the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America published a statement and a letter (which in itself is unusual. Disney’s excuse? They only purchased the rights, not the obligations. Disney and its relationship to Alien and Predator has once again entered the news for now refusing to pay the legendary Alan Dean Foster the royalties owed for his Alien (and Star Wars) novels. I’m not going to pretend to be any sort of entertainment lawyer, or laws expert, but even as a layman this excuse has me raising my eyebrows.
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