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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= The Mouse House Buys ‘Star Wars’ for $4 Billion The Walt Disney Co. used to be the most creative business in the world. Now it’s a conglomerate that buys other people’s inventions: Pixar, Marvel and, most recently, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-buy-lucasfilm-405-billion-384448" title="Lucasfilm">Lucasfilm</a>, home of the original blockbuster. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/the_mouse_house_buys_star_wars_for_4_billion_20121030/">http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/the_mouse_house_buys_star_wars_for_4_billion_20121030/</a> Copyright © 2012 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= The Mouse House Buys ‘Star Wars’ for $4 Billion The Walt Disney Co. used to be the most creative business in the world. Now it’s a conglomerate that buys other people’s inventions: Pixar, Marvel and, most recently, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-buy-lucasfilm-405-billion-384448" title="Lucasfilm">Lucasfilm</a>, home of the original blockbuster. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/the_mouse_house_buys_star_wars_for_4_billion_20121030/">http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/the_mouse_house_buys_star_wars_for_4_billion_20121030/</a> Copyright © 2012 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com