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The Boy Genius and I took the trip down to Philadelphia to see the Narnia exhibit at the Franklin Institute. Upon entering the exhibit you are told in no uncertain terms that what you are about to see is the property of the Disney World Empire and photography will be punished by expulsion from Narnia.

We’ve been to the museum before and have seen special exhibits there but have never been prevented from taking pictures before. It seems that Narnia is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company and having your picture taken by Daddy while sitting on the throne of Ice Queen Jadis is no longer considered a child’s introduction to the magic of C. S. Lewis’s allegorical retelling of Christian mythology, but a copyright violation.

But that’s Disney’s m.o. Take a story that’s been told and retold for generations, add some talking squirrels or dwarfs and it’s no longer in the public domain but a product to be packaged and sold.