Talk:Sweet ANN/@comment-25902412-20141224171810/@comment-53539-20141224202833

This came from the word of the studios so we can't really question it, only speculate why its the case. So I answer that. >_<

Other then darleks from Dr. Who and Applejack from My Little only, I have no related example... When they set up Dr Who again in 2000's, BBC almost left the Darleks out since their copyright license fee was too expensive. Itsjust as well they did because the Darleks have always been one of the most popular and iconic villians of Dr. Who. applejack from MLP...Her story was they wanted to reintroduce elements of G1 into G4 of the franchise, applejack was one, spike the dragon another. Pinkie Pie was going to be a revamp of character "Suprise" and Twilight sparkle a character called "Twilight" and Rainbow Dash "Firefly". fees stopped them.

The valuable of the licensing fees goes up over time and the more notable the license the more expensive it is to renew its copyright based on these examples, so I see it as a plausible explanation. Thats much I can only conclude, though I'm no lawyer. I do know this can also kill TV shows though I have no examples, over time shows can become too expensive to keep up and licensing fees is one of the costs that can end a shows life.