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In 2003, Marvel convinced a US court that Mutants aren't human in order to save on taxes for X-Men action figures since tariffs are higher for importing humanlike “dolls” than 'toys'.
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20th Century Fox was convinced that Star Wars was going to flop so they agreed to let George Lucas keep licensing and merchandising rights instead of a 500k director's fee.
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