Article Response: Crowdfunding and the Future of Animation

*What I didn't know:  1) That executives would allow people to see rejected pilot episodes in order to see how the people felt about it.  2) There was a children's cartoon called The Lighthouse and The Lock  was originally developed for Cartoon Network UK as a pilot episode, but was returned to its creator.  3) That many animators turn to YouTube to gain any kind of reputation.  **What I thought:  1) I think that the article is definitely very interesting with regards to how animators either pitch their work to executives or use the internet to raise money for their causes.  2) I liked the idea of using crowds of people to determine whether or not a pilot episode is good or not.  ***Question:  Would things really be that bad if tv executives allowed the creators of the show to keep the rights to it?