Ancestors

Written by myrmidex on 2024-10-01 at 14:29

Beware Hollywood’s digital demolition: it’s as if your favourite films and TV shows never existed

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Written by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works on 2024-10-02 at 00:14

One: thirty-year copyright, no exceptions. Culture belongs to its audience.

Two: noncommercial use is not copyright infringement. Copyright is only a monetary incentive for new works. There is no “unpublish.” Once it’s ours, you are entitled to any money involved, for a time. Take it or fuck off.

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Toot

Written by celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 2024-10-02 at 14:16

Not that I disagree with the 30 year proposal, but imagine if Star Wars, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, and literally everything else pre-1994 was just all of a sudden public domain.

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Descendants

Written by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works on 2024-10-02 at 14:19

And?

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Written by azertyfun@sh.itjust.works on 2024-10-02 at 21:16

The studios! Think of the studios! Their execs couldn’t live off merch sales and shitty reboots anymore! They might even have to - gasp - develop original IP if they want to milk an exclusive license. Some other execs would make money off some of last century’s licenses! The horror! The tragedy!

That can’t be. Clearly the best thing about Indiana Jones and Jurrasic Park is the death grip the studios have on those IPs. Ever since Steamboat Willie fell into the public domain I’ve been unable to enjoy the Disney Classics. All joy has been snuffed out from my life.

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Written by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works on 2024-10-02 at 23:17

The silliest part is, they could absolutely keep milking nonsense forever. All they’d lose is exclusivity. Star Wars would be a genre, the way zombies are, thanks to George Romero’s incompetent producers. And every new detail would still be in that vice-grip for another thirty years! Winnie The Pooh is public-domain and Disney’s still gonna slit throats if anyone depicts him wearing red.

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Written by DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz on 2024-10-02 at 15:07

i’m imagining disney being sad and anyone being able to make a movie in the star wars setting whenever they want. you say “i dont disagree” and i can see why: it sounds awesome

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Written by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works on 2024-10-02 at 18:12

They’re scared someone might make a better Star Wars than they did.

Dunno why, when the thinly-disguised competition is Rebel Moon.

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Written by mMUS@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 2024-10-02 at 19:17

A copyrighted work going into public domain means anyone can make copies and derivative stuff from that work, it does not mean that the public in general owns the “Star Wars” trademark. Disney would still be the only one able to make abysmally souless Star Wars sequels and flood the market with low quality Star Wars “content”.

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Written by Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com on 2024-10-03 at 14:00

It would be amazing.

Fan edit, spoofs, redubs, fan commentary tracks, watch alongs.

It could be a cultural renaissance.

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