Lucas isn’t paying them. They are paying Lucas to obtain Lucasfilm from him.
I know that's what the writer intended to convey, but it's certainly not written that way. It's easily remedied by moving the phrase "from George Lucas."
36 posted on 10/30/2012 5:35:01 PM PDT by FoxInSocks
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