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I cant wait for the Gilgamesh Cinematic Universe

  • Abraxiel
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    3 years ago

    Lemme just enclose these cultural commons real quick

      • femboi [they/them, she/her]
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        3 years ago

        In the US the original work is still public domain but you own the IP to any additions that you made to the source material. A company with lots of money could threaten to sue smaller studios for infringing their IP even if they were only using the original public domain work.

      • Abraxiel
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        3 years ago

        In my most pessimistic estimation, I can imagine companies doing a rush to transform old folklore and myths and public domain media into new IPs they own. How would they do it? I don't know, but the physical commons also had a strong tradition of being common and laws, as the state, exist to mediate and reinforce the oppression of one class by another.

          • mittens [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            No reason to think they aren't already doing this on a more discreet fashion. At one point Disney tried to copyright Dia de los Muertos, seeing Disney try this and only stopping only after a huge backlash makes me think that there might be some traditions and cultural artifacts from not very visible cultures that have already been copyrighted.