Re: copyright law change - creators 1, Google 0 - Cameron 'too close to Google'?

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> Very well put Brenna. I never get answers when I ask those who want to
> derive freely why they can't do what creatives do and write round it. Even
> pointing out how that develops the culture doesn't seem to impact. I don't
> particularly like Disney, for example, myself, but wonder exactly what
> people think they will do with Mickey Mouse. And, I might add, what they
> think they can do with Mickey Mouse that tens of thousands of others
> wouldn't be trying as well!
>
> Joseph
>  
>
> I did ask, Joseph, and I was told that they see the remixing as a high art
form equal to the original creation. No offense to those that believe that,
but I don't personally believe it. There is a difference between
flavors/elements of societal backdrop and having nothing but the collage
effect as your own work. Calling someone "a regular Superman" in a book is
flavoring the text and not illegal. It sets character and backdrop without
offending copyright. But, using actual scenes of Superman (the trademarked
character) as the basis for your work and mixing in actual scenes of Batman
and actual scenes of... I fail to see how that is an original, creative
work. Just my two cents.  And as you said, it's been done before...and
probably better.

In some cultures, a novice author might do this to pay homage to a master,
and it would be considered a compliment to be copied (some Oriental
cultures, for instance), but this is not true of all cultures, and even if
it were, you cannot be the master while still copying the works of others
willy nilly, can you? At some point, it's time to step out and be the master
with your own creative works. Besides that, they are always above board with
whose work is being paid homage to. They aren't hiding it and then getting
offended when caught. Another thing that makes me think of these people as
rather juvenile.

Fan fic is all well and good, and it can help young authors build their
skill sets with a safe and familiar world and characters, but unless you
have permission of the author, it's not a sale-able item for the fan fic
writer. I don't think it ever should be, personally.

Brenna
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