Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Maybe not authentic or canon but with proper execution and marketing it could make a profit 10 times bigger than an authentic and canonical movie.


If someone creates a new version so good that vastly outclasses the original version it deserves to make that profit. That's kind of the point. We want more amazing creative works. That's what copyright was for: to encourage the creation of new works.

We've already been robbed of all the amazing creative works that might have been but never were because of excessive copyright restrictions. It's hurting artists and it's hurting our culture.

We want copyright to give authors a chance to profit for a limited time, but it we need it to be much less excessive and restrictive so that new works and new artists can thrive.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: