These shadow creatures are determined to find a secret cache of startstuff fell to London many centuries ago. He is now working for Scotland Yard and suspects that the heir to England's throne, PrinceĪlbert Edward, is under the influence of shadow creatures. One night a visitor appears at her door it's James, one of Peter's original Lost Boys. Meanwhile in London, Molly has married George Darling and is raising three children: Wendy, Michael, and John. Their friendship with the Mollusk tribe, and their rivalry with Captain Hook. Since then,nobody on the island has grown a day older, and the Lost Boys continue The year is 1901-it's been twenty-three years since Peter and the Lost Boys returned from Rundoon. And, frankly, we're a little surprised that Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson signed on for the project without requiring Disney to make some royalty provision for the hospital.Published: Disney-Hyperion - October 13th, 2009

And that's a shame, because there are a lot of sick children that rely on the money raised from the sale of official Peter Pan books and merchandise. But in any event, GOSH isn't getting a dime from the books because apparently they can't afford to litigate with a giant like Disney. It's all a bit confusing, from a legal standpoint. One of GOSH's biggest supporters was Princess Diana. The Great Ormond Street Hospital has licensed an official sequel to Peter Pan, which will be released in October.

Barrie left the rights to Peter Pan to GOSH to help support the research and care of ill children.Īfter battling with Disney in the past, the Hospital doesn't appear to have challenged Disney on the Barry books, although news articles notes that the hospital was going to sue in 2004. GOSH is the largest center for research into childhood illness outside the United States. But The Great Ormond Street Hospital For Sick Children ('GOSH') in London claims that it owns the rights through 2007, and also (because of a special law passed by the U.K.) owns the rights to royalties (a perpetual income stream) until 2023. Disney asserts it has the right to do what it wishes because Peter Pan is now in the public domain. So how, you might ask, are Barry and Ridley able to write about Peter Pan without getting permission from the copyright holder, The Great Ormond Street Hospital For Sick Children, or paying the copyright holder some royalties? Well, it's unclear, actually. Dave Barry, Peter Pan and the Copyright Conundrumĭave Barry and Ridley Pearson are headed out on tour to promote their new book, a Peter Pan prequel called Peter and The Shadow Thieves (Disney).

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