Zootopia 2: The Shocking Fraudulent Patent That Drives the Entire Plot! Ep. 162
About this episode
This episode explores the absurd plot of Zootopia 2, which centers around a forged patent and its implications in the realm of intellectual property.
In this episode, I dive into Zootopia 2 and the absolutely unhinged fact that the entire plot revolves around a forged patent. Yes, a Disney movie about talking animals turns into a full-blown IP scandal involving a snake inventor, a corrupt businessman who steals her journal, rips out her real patent, forges his own, murders the witness (in a children's film!), frames the inventor, and builds a dynasty on the world's least plausible legal cover-up. I breaks down what the movie hilariously misunderstands about patents, why none of this could ever happen with a real patent, and why it still makes for the greatest animated patent thriller ever made!
People in this episode
Host: Adam L. Diament
Topics covered
- patents
- intellectual property
- animated films
- Zootopia 2
- forged patents
- legal scandals
- business ethics
Keywords
- Zootopia 2
- forged patent
- intellectual property
- Disney
- animated film
- legal cover-up
- patent law
- business ethics
- IP scandal
- children's film
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Disney
Books & works: Zootopia 2
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