since the lion king came out in ninety ninety four a generation has grown up knowing i could know myturn to the phrase was trademarked by disney to protect its merchandising but the studio now stands accused of colonialism in the remake of the film to be released next year a petition has been launched by as in barbara an activist to get disney to drop its copyright claim it's been signed by more than one hundred sixty thousand people they say the phrase belongs to african culture is these trademark dates back to two thousand and three for a tartar to be used on clothing and footwear and the studio does not deny the swahili origin of the phrase or the names of almost all the lion king characters though it hasn't yet commented on the petition itself and the case has fired up opinion. so i we're seeing so much pushback from people on it they see this as another as you alluded to manifestation of cultural appropriation and it continues a capitalism entrepreneur africa and specifically africa continent representing everything that capitalist wants everything capitalist need but everything

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since the lion king came out in one thousand nine hundred ninety four generations growing up knowing.the phrase was trademarked by does need to protect its movie merchandising the studio's been accused of colonialism and with a remake of the film to be released next next year i should say petitions being launched by a zimbabwean activist to get does need to drop its copyright claim has been signed by more than sixty thousand people who say the phrase belongs to african culture now disney's trademark dates back to two thousand and three for a target to be used on clothing and footwear the studio doesn't deny this were heli origin of either the phrase or the names of almost all the lion king characters although it hasn't yet commented on the petition itself of the case though has fired up some opinions. so i we're seeing so much pushback from people on it they see this as another as you alluded to manifestation of cultural appropriation and it continues a capitalism entrepreneur africa and specifically africa a continent representing everything that capitalist wants everything capitalis

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investment in the lion king franchise which is created a lot of jobs did these made a lot of money and let me tell you something disney has donated to africa and causes in africa last year two thousand and seventeen they donated over three hundred forty million dollars not everything is meant to be commodified and culture is one of those things especially when the culture does not belong to the corporation that is trying to appropriate and make money off of it at the end of the day disney is a global company so it's not to say that they can't appropriate or use phrases from other cultures let me say something right now where are we going to go with this next is taco bell going to be under attack is the tilted kill pub franchise i think it's a faulty parallelism to compare a franchise like taco bell to language like a current tata disney also tried this with dia de los went though so they also tried some copyright the day of the dead which is also something that is culturally sacred to people specifically in mexico you make money the way that you want to make money and that's fine but t

it's been almost twenty five years since the lion king craze swept the world. has become synonymous with disney's blockbuster hit but instead of no worries the phrase is now causing an uproar. jared reed from our social media does is here to talk about how the tale of simba the lion king could be coming back to bite dismay is it good to see. what's all the fuss about so basically this boils down to kind of an ownership just feud over who can imitate or which as we know it means no worries no trouble it's from the key swahili language which is the one spoken by around one hundred fifty million people in the east and africa and we adored savella have our own kiswahili redox you on to that region but it starts to get messy because disney actually has a trademark on that phrase and it applies it to clothing and so there is a growing group in this region who is saying will hang on why does the entertainment giant have some sort of ownership stake in something to do with culture they're not happy about it and swahili speakers in east africa want to take their phrase

come here on the international law with a remake of the animated classic the lion king on its way nextyear i do not want to pressure the trademark of the phrase. about allegations of colonialism or trying to address that. so. this is. the sunday program. of the phrase. many languages but the swahili translation is at the center of. disney you may know the phrase from this movie. since the. one nine hundred ninety four generations growing up knowing. the. need to protect its movie merchandizing the studios being accused of colonialism with a remake of the film to be released next year a petition has been launched. to drop its copyright claim it's been signed by more than sixty thousand people who say the. back to two thousand and three four had to be used on clothing and. the studio. is all the names of almost all the. although it hasn't yet commented on the petition itself. as some of. so i we're seeing so much pushback from people on it they see this as another as you alluded to manifestation of cultural appropriation and it continues a capitalism entrepreneur africa and specifically

should show with a remake of the animated class a lion king on disney is under pressure. the phrase . allegations of colonialism. i've been saying numbers mean something they matter the us has over one trillion dollars in debt more than ten white collar crime families each day. eighty five percent of global wealth you long for the old bridge the point six percent market saw thirty percent from last year some with four hundred to five hundred three per circuit for sure and. we rose to twenty thousand dollars. china's building two point one billion dollars. but don't let the numbers over the world. the only number you need remembering the one you know to miss the one and only. right of privacy nine people have died after a fire broke out at a potato potash mine in central russia eight others that working at the mine shaft in the region escaped the blaze the emergencies ministry is dying reports that is to blame and is continuing its investigation monday has been declared a day of mourning in the area president clinton has ordered for support to be righted to the families of

she went to see "the lion king." she wants me to be in "the lion king."oves to sing as well. it'll be fun. it'll be a fun run. >> you talk about the singing. [ applause ] you talk about the singing part of this show. i've never heard you sing in all our years. >> yes, you have. you heard me sing the beatles "help" on my first year, my rookie year, they make us sing. >> i was asking for help. [ laughter ] we do make the rookies sing. >> that's right. >> but can you give us a little something? >> i mean, i can try. [ eers and applause ]raoke. so my go-to karaoke song is -- you have a mike for me? >> do we have -- i believe we have one. >> make sure you can hear us. >> dazzle just a little bit. my go-to karaoke song is "sunday morning" by maroon five. you heard it? you guys know it, right. ♪ sunday morni rain is falling ♪ chrgs chrs ♪ still share some skin >> okay. all gh [ applause ] >> i seen this man do so many amazing things on the football field and -- but this is not his first time being in plays. he and i got to say i'm proud of him. so many people ar

needs to make a city endure the one thing that disney did do is they made the investment in the lion king franchise which is created a lot of jobs disney's made a lot of money and let me tell you something disney has donated to africa and causes in africa last year two thousand and seventeen they donated over three hundred forty million dollars to charitable causes yeah and today you know disney's helped generate interest in africa among generations of children that otherwise you know the might not even known this phrase if that movie was now that you can see that side of the point i suppose you know i certainly do i think that it's great that we want to definitely expose people so global culture is it's a fantastic way to bring us all together but i think it's a fourteen parallelism to compare a franchise like taco bell to language like women tata this knee also tried this with dia de los went though so they also tried some copyright the day of the dead which is also something that is quarterly sacre for people specifically in mexico and they and they did poor out of that as well eventua

it's been almost twenty five years since the lion king craze so what the world is going to talk about has become synonymous with disney's blockbuster good but instead of no worries the phrase is now causing an uproar jarrett is here to talk about how the tale of simba the a lion has well come back to bite so what's all the fuss about so this is basically boils down to who's got more of a ride to the phrase economy we just we know it means no worries and troubles in the language kiswahili were just broken by about one hundred fifty million people in countries in eastern africa and that's a language that we had joint develop your we have accused by heli department and served that region but it gets a bit messy because disney has trademarks the phrase for korean i'm a tada and applied it to clothing to do with the lion king and so there is a group of people in this region and they're growing in numbers and they're saying well how come the american entertainment giant has some claim of ownership on something to do with culture on deciding so i gather then that now they want to take it bac

we are talking about that catch phrase from disney's nine hundred ninety four animated film the lion king and the reason it's come up again nearly twenty five years later is this. how out. disney is about to release the film it is an almost guaranteed hit which will bring in huge money at the box office and from all the related merchandising no doubt it does look fantastic to be fair what has brought attention to disney's though is a tear it's attempt back in one thousand nine hundred four to copyright the phrase . for the uninitiated it is a song sung by two of the characters to moan and cry right. from. them and if you weren't singing along to that i don't know where us are it's a fascinating story not least of all because we know it's twenty five years of history you know you can't help but harry and want to dance and run the lot of people certainly for me from my childhood but how kind of a top some might mean no worries but that doesn't really apply for businesses. the fate of being seen now there's these trademark the phrase back in one thousand nine hundred separate the debate has

shakespeare was wonderful in written format as well as theater and movie and animation because "lion king" is actually shakespeare. as long as you have a great story, you can tell it in any medium. with that being said, v.r. has advantages. in v.r. you truly believe that you are there. if you truly believe that these characters and environments are real then you feel that much more caring for those characters and you feel that your actions actually matters to them. so story telling is all about getting to care so much of the characters and you watch until the end but now we get to make you care even more so. >> that feeling of really being there and reaching out to pet the bunny, it makes you when you are in a film like this have as much agency as possible. how do you balance the technological burden of letting people roam free or the need to bring them through the narrative. >> that's something we are trying to figure out right now. half of our studio is film people and half are game people. games are all about interactivity and films are about narrative. how do you merge the two things

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later months offer reinvented versions of "alladin" and "the lion king." and emotion from the people at pixar, thanks to "toy story 4." while "dark phoenix," and "x-men" sequel, may further brighten 2019's films. for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news in los angeles. >> poor liam neeson, always so angry. >> it's a lot of revenge for one man. >> great formula, man wronged in the first five minutes and he seeks revenge in the next two hours. i'll go to any movie like that and any rom-com. >> throw in a rom-com for good measure. >> is there a shrink on staff? >> rob needs a little help. more on that later. >>> coming up on "good morning america" the actress sharing this relatable kid pic ahead in "pop news." ss sharing this relatable kid pic ahead in "pop news." i didn't like something having control over me. i wanted to stop. the thing is i didn't know how. chantix, along with support, helps you quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke to the point that i could quit. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nico

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even as later months offer reinvented versions of "aladdin" and "the lion king."nd! >> reporter: while dark phoenix and x-men sequel may further brighten 2019's films. chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> so mr. moore here is very excited about "penguins." when he was in elementary school he used to rent this book from the library. >> yes. >> check out. whatever. making fun of me. >> oh, no you didn't. >> the sun is not even up. he likes penguins in the shade. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. ouncer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for t my name is eddie metcalf. i enjoworking in my yard and you know, i can't. i can't do that any more,'cuz i'm missing most of my lung. they did a cat scan of my kidneys, no more kidney stones. that's the good news. "but, we found a spot on your lung." that frankly scared the "hell" out of me. i hadn't smoked in 22 years. how could this happen to me? he said, "well, you know about radon gas?" we'll... you know, i heard about it. he said, "well, the second le

you saw my excitement over "the lion king." we're geeking out again.buster superhero franchise just dropped. okay, so what we know is jennifer renner's character hawkeye returns. we didn't see him in the last "avengers" movie. fans have been awaiting this moment since the credits rolled on "infinity war." i was there. "avengers: end game" hits theaters may 2019. i will be watching. will you be watching? >> yes, i will. >> since you're so excited, yes. >> you know what, i got -- just really quick, you said jennifer renner. yeah, jennifer wasn't in there. jeremy was. >> jeremy renner. jeremy. i apologize. i was verklempt. i was excited. did i really say jennifer? >> yeah. but that's okay. you're excited. your enthusiasm could sell anything right now, so that is great. >> thanks, jeremy. jeremy. we love jeremy. >> jeremy renner. >> your enthusiasm is always great. adrienne, we love when you do "pop news." >> i love being here. thank you. >> great job. >>> and now to our "gma" cover story. that historymaking golden globe nomination for "crazy rich asians"

. >>> police at it again, demanding disney give up the rights to a popular phrase from the "lion kinguna matata. they call it an assault on africa and disney didn't invent the phrase. brian: leave jillian in the shot as we talk to janice? no. janice dean is there with her huge crowd. janice: hi. are you guys excited to be on television? [cheering] we have anniversaries here. how long have you guys been married. >> 25 years. janice: congratulations. what is the secret to a long-lasting marriage? >> ask her. i don't know. janice: what is it? >> just being i guess -- >> being in love helps. janice: watching "fox & friends." over here real quick, how many years my friend? >> 56. janice: where are you from? >> north carolina. janice: what is your secret? >> say yes dear. janice: yes dear. that's easy. beautiful day in new york city. beyond 4th and sixth fox square. this storm system will cause a lot of travel delays, mainly a rain event good news. if this was a snow event it would really disrupt a lot of travel. but it is going to creep across florida up toward the mid-atlantic, northeast,

what you would see on the african savannah when the alpha male the the lion the big lion who has his brood and he's the king of the jungle. but there are always younger lions lurking around the edges waiting for any sign that lyons not quite as strong as he was just the other day and i think that basically the u.s. has had a lot of weapons whether it's nuclear war or the swift and the us dollar system and you know we grow our old and said here swift and it seems like you know the first time we polled you know pulling iran off the global financial grid like the first time we did that was like it seemed to work and you like or a well that was so easy like now we're going to just lie back and not work out and let all the young lions get stronger well we just like our stay lazy and just pull people off the grid but you get too close to one of the other powers say germany and germany says well we're going to develop an alternative to your us dollar system and you're swift system so these are the sort of movements are starting to see didn't start with trump and it didn't start with obama but it's been a long proc

. >>> a young sea lion gets to oakland airport a little early, oakland airport a little early, but it's not to >>> the king tides coming this weekend. saturday they will peak at 10:34. sunday at 11:15. 6.5 to 6.6 feet. specifically at the manzanita park and ride. it floods first. be careful if you're out and about this weekend. >>> thanks, mike. the top political watch dog wants the state attorney general to prosecute bart for illegal campaign contributions. they say bart used public funds to support the measure rr campaign in 2016. voters approved the bond measure. they are fining bart $7,500. but steve glasser is demanding the maximum fine of $33,000. parking lot acknowledges the illegal spending and said it learned its lesson. >>> menlo park firefighters are showing us whatnot to do to keep your home safe from a holiday fire. this is how a frozen turkey can spark a disastrous grease fire and mixing burning oil and water. fire officials stress being prepared is key. >> having an extinguisher, working smoke detectors, fire safety plan will help people know and understand what to do. >> keep your christmas

lion who not only led us, but who loved us. that's why him. that's why he was spared. [organ playing] [choir singing "the kingusic] [music] [music] >> a reading from revelation to st. john. then i saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. and the sea was no more. and i saw the holy city, the new jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from god, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. and i heard a loud voice from the throne saying see, the home of god is among mortals. he will dwell with them. they will be his people and god himself will be with them. he will wipe every tear from their eyes. death will be no more. mourning and trying and pain will be no more. for the first things have passed away. then he said to me it is done, i am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. to the thirsty i will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. those who conquer will inherit these things, and i will be their god and they will be my children. and the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it. for the glory of god is its light. and the