Why are we all talking like corporate copyright lawyers or marketing ghouls, using these explicitly commercial terms thonk

I'm disappointed by the ease at which "IP" rolls off my tongue. I mean, most of the fiction and entertainment we surround ourselves with are more soulless corporate slop than art, but still

      • mechwarrior2 [he/him]
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        8 months ago

        idk I feel like "canon" does not have to imply any narrative continuity? like "canon of [author]" does not imply any relatedness of the author's works beyond the authorship itself

        • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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          8 months ago

          Good point- I've seen the word used in its popular culture sense so much I forgot its original meaning.

          However, most franchises consist of works by multiple often work-for-hire authors