What was an outcome of Walt's New York meeting with Charles Mintz?

• A. Walt accepted a distribution deal with Mintz
• B. Walt resolved never to relinquish ownership of his films again
• C. Ub Iwerks drew replacement character sketches
• D. Walt announced retirement

Answer: (B)

Ownership and control of what you create is the key idea here. Walt’s New York meeting with Charles Mintz exposed that Oswald the Lucky Rabbit could be owned by Mintz/Universal, not by Disney, and that Mintz could even hire away Disney’s team. That moment showed him how easily a creator could lose rights to his own work, so he vowed never to relinquish ownership of his films again. This pivot helped shape the studio’s future, leading to the creation of Mickey Mouse, a character Disney would own. The other options don’t fit because the meeting didn’t result in a new distribution deal under Disney’s ownership, Ub Iwerks wasn’t drawing replacement Oswald sketches at that meeting, and Disney wasn’t retiring.