Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done
by tptacek on Monday January 03, 2022 @11:48PM
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You are free to borrow from those same works, have your superhero bit by a radioactive arthropod, or invent a coven of space witches with energy swords, and you'll be just fine.
Star Wars borrowed from many sources. Some inspiration and some copying. Most were obscure to most of the audience.
They didn't say most new works would be commercial. But it's plausible fewer very expensive works could benefit less expensive works.