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<div dir="ltr">Thanks, John. <br><br>I sometimes get really frustrated with the U.S. media. The first three or four articles I read on the Disney thing really went out of their way to villify the company - uneccesarily, in my opinion. None of those articles featured a statement from Disney and it took quite a bit of reading to get the gist of of what really happened. I miss being able to hear both sides.<br><br>Also, news here seems so much more embellished (or in some cases, fabricated) than the news is elsewhere in the world. I recently relocated back to the U.S. after spending two years in Europe and it was really refreshing to be able to walk into a pub over there and see the newscasters just relaying the facts and not interjecting their own public opinion or echoing a popular slant. They were able to share a lot more information that way, too! In this day and age, big companies and corporations have a big target on their chests with regard to the media but I truly believe that a few rotten apples get most of the airtime (the overwhelming majority of big companies don't have ridiculously overpaid CEOs or corrupt plans to fleece Americans but their stories I guess aren't dramatic enough for journalists). Disney isn't perfect, but for all their faults, they do a LOT of good. The amount they give to charities (and the number of charities and causes they give to) is unbelievable!<br><br><div>> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:13 -0400<br>> From: comics230@cox.net<br>> To: groop@groo.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Groop] Question on "trademarking"<br>> <br>> Rocky,<br>> <br>> Thank you. I love to hear about inside working on this type of stuff. In today's world, you hear so much speculation & uninformed opinions that is nice hear from somebody who know how it really is. Even if it is a trivial matter.<br>> <br>> <br>> John T.<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Groop mailing list<br>> Groop@groo.com<br>> http://mailman.newdream.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/groop<br></div></div>
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