Here's an issue I have with copyright.
If you're a childcare centre and have Disney characters painted on your wall, the company will give you a cease-and-desist order. If you're a writer who incorporates the canon of a classic novel into your own story – such as The Wind Done Gone did with Gone With the Wind a few years ago – the estate of the original author will take you to court.
If you're a movie studio and want to buy the rights to a something kitschy from people's childhood because it'll make a good turnaround, go right ahead, you have the money!
In completely unrelated news, Where's Waldo – will it be renamed Where's Wally in the UK and Australia? – is finally being made into a feature film. But will it be as good as that terrible cartoon from years ago?
No.
Good work, copyright! Protecting creativity!
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