Take it out? Shouldn't we leave it in, so people know where to go to see this? Isn't that the exact point of a watermark, and also so people can't claim it for themselves?

i prefer the actual cracked theory, about the merchant being the genie who lost his powers after being freed and became the merchant. If you take in account that the sequels weren't planned by the time this movie came out, this theory makes sense and is really good.