艾倫·迪恩·福斯特是幾部《星球大戰》小說的作者，他說迪斯尼沒有向他支付版稅。據福斯特透露，迪士尼還要求他簽署一份保密協議，然後公司才會與他對話。

福斯特在《美國科幻與幻想作家》發表的一封信中寫道：“你繼續無視我經紀人的要求。”。“你繼續無視美國科幻和幻想作家SFWA的質疑。你繼續無視我的法律代表。我知道這是大公司經常做的事。不要理會請求和詢問，希望**者離開。或者可能會死。但我仍然在這裡，我仍然有權得到你欠我的錢。”

福斯特·幽靈在喬治·盧卡斯的署名下寫了《星球大戰：新的希望》的小說；在電影上映之前，該書於1976年出版。他還出版了《星球大戰》的續集《心靈之眼的碎片》。迪士尼在2012年收購了盧卡斯電影公司；福斯特稱，迪士尼停止向他支付版稅。去年，迪斯尼收購了20世紀福克斯，獲得了福斯特的一些其他小說的版權：《異形》、《異形》和《異形3》。他說，迪士尼還沒有向福斯特支付任何一分錢購買外星人書籍。

迪士尼表示，它與福斯特和他的經紀人就《外星人》一書進行了一年多的合作，這是他們第一次聽說《星球大戰》小說成為爭論的焦點。迪士尼稱，他們最後一次通訊是在3月份，要求開會，但公司沒有迴音。迪士尼表示，該公司沒有要求正式的保密協議，而是透過電子郵件要求雙方在討論中保密。

Press Conference with Alan Dean Foster

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will host a press conference with author and SFWA member Alan Dean Foster.

據SFWA總裁瑪麗·羅比內特·科瓦爾（Mary Robinette Kowal）說，迪士尼認為，當它收購盧卡斯電影公司（Lucasfilm）和20世紀福克斯公司（20th Century Fox）時，他們購買了合同權利——但不是支付福斯特作品報酬的法律義務。科瓦爾寫道：“如果我們堅持這一點，它可能開創先例，從根本上改變美國版權和合同的運作方式。”。“一個出版商要想打破合同，所要做的就是把它賣給兄弟公司。”迪士尼拒絕就這種對他們立場的描述發表評論。

科瓦爾還擔心迪士尼可能會與其他作家使用類似的策略。

在“迪士尼支付”的標籤下，作者科裡·多克託羅、約翰·斯卡齊、NK·傑米森和凱瑟琳娜·M·瓦倫特等人都反對迪士尼所謂的治療患有癌症的福斯特。

這不是迪士尼第一次徹底改變版權。迪士尼一直在遊說國會延長版權期限，部分原因是為了保護它的吉祥物米老鼠。迪士尼大力遊說，爭取由桑尼·博諾（Sonny Bono）提出的1998年《版權期限延長法》（Copyright Term Extension Act），如果這項法律沒有透過，米奇就已經進入了公共領域。

請在此處閱讀福斯特信的全文：

Dear Mickey,

We have a lot in common, you and I. We share a birthday: November 18. My dad’s nickname was Mickey. There’s more.

When you purchased Lucasfilm you acquired the rights to some books I wrote. STAR WARS, the novelization of the very first film. SPLINTER OF THE MIND’S EYE, the first sequel novel. You owe me royalties on these books. You stopped paying them.

When you purchased 20th Century Fox, you eventually acquired the rights to other books I had written. The novelizati*** of ALIEN, ALIENS, and ALIEN 3. You’ve never paid royalties on any of these, or even issued royalty statements for them.

All these books are all still very much in print. They still earn money. For you. When one company buys another, they acquire its liabilities as well as its assets. You’re certainly reaping the benefits of the assets. I’d very much like my miniscule (though it’s not **all to me) share.

You want me to sign an NDA (Non-disclosure agreement) before even talking. I’ve signed a lot of NDAs in my 50-year career. Never once did anyone ever ask me to sign one prior to negotiati***. For the obvious reason that once you sign, you can no longer talk about the matter at hand. Every one of my representatives in this matter, with many, many decades of experience in such business, echo my bewilderment.

You continue to ignore requests from my agents. You continue to ignore queries from SFWA, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. You continue to ignore my legal representatives. I know this is what gargantuan corporati*** often do. Ignore requests and inquiries hoping the petitioner will simply go away. Or possibly die. But I’m still here, and I am still entitled to what you owe me. Including not to be ignored, just because I’m only one lone writer. How many other writers and artists out there are you similarly ignoring?

My wife has serious medical issues and in 2016 I was diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer. We could use the money. Not charity: just what I’m owed. I’ve always loved Disney. The films, the parks, growing up with the Disneyland TV show. I don’t think Unca Walt would approve of how you are currently treating me. Maybe someone in the right position just hasn’t received the word, though after all these months of ignored requests and queries, that’s hard to countenance. Or as a guy named Bob Iger said….

“The way you do anything is the way you do everything.”

I’m not feeling it.

Alan Dean Foster

Prescott, AZ

更新11月20日，美國東部時間下午4:00：增加迪士尼對所謂的保密協議的澄清