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Re:Writers who will be entering the public domain in 2015 in... by throwawaykf05 on Wednesday December 24, 2014 @12:12AM (#8791643)
And yet there are multiple literary, movie and TV adaptations of all of those characters you mentioned that were not created by their original authors. Not to mention the tons and tons of crappy fanfic that nobody reads (except me, apparently).

Also, let's not justify the desire for having things for free by calling somebody's artistic labor a "cultural idea" and implying it should be made available for free. If you find value in something, pay for it as the creators wish. If you wish to build on top of it, license it.

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Re:Writers who will be entering the public domain in 2015 in... by MereInterest on Wednesday December 24, 2014 @11:49AM (#8793450)
How far back does it go, and how far forward to creators' monopolies last? Should a license fee be paid whenever somebody references War of the Worlds? How about Shakespeare?

Small-budget adaptations should be possible, as well as large-budget.

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