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This might have serious consequences for archaeology:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/12/disneys-brilliant-plot-t
o-buy-all-of-american-pop-culture/282156/

"Luke Skywalker. Princess Leia. Kermit the Frog. Miss Piggy. Spider-Man. The
Incredible Hulk. Buzz Lightyear. And now, Indiana Jones.

"Together, they represent the defining characters and pop culture childhood
memories of millions, if not billions. And in the past decade, they’ve all
been snapped up by the Walt Disney Company.

"The whip-wielding archeologist became the latest addition to Disney’s
stable on Friday, when the company announced it had reached a marketing and
distribution agreement with Paramount Pictures to acquire control of all
future Indiana Jones films. (Paramount keeps the rights to the four existing
Indy movies and “will receive a financial participation on any future
films,” the studios said)."

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