Disney Exec Reminds Toddler Only IP Goes On Fridge

BURBANK, CA—Encouraging the child to explore the conglomerate’s vast catalog of characters and copyrights, Disney executive John Ervin reminded his 2-year-old daughter on Monday that only artwork featuring the company’s intellectual property was permitted on the fridge. “That’s very creative, Edie, but unfortunately it has no existing fan base,” said the 49-year-old Ervin, who handed the toddler back the drawing of a colorful, octopus-like creature she had presented him with and tried to explain the financial reality of the motion picture industry in terms he thought she could understand. “I sure hope this blue guy over here is Stitch or a Na’vi, because Daddy doesn’t own the rights to the Smurfs. Come on, don’t you want to draw Anna and Elsa? Or what about something from 20th Century Studios? Do you want to draw a FernGully reboot, pumpkin?” Ervin went on to say, “No, Mommy isn’t IP either.”