Thread: What If the Copyright Act of 1909 Was Still Law?
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Old 01-05-2011, 09:32 AM   #76
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Can you create a Bilbo Baggins adventure? No.
Can you write your own fantasy story, set in a world with wizards and dragons? Yes.

Some content creators also turn a blind eye to or encourage fan fiction, as long as it stays non-commercial.


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Can you create a photograph of moonlight over Half-Dome? No.
CommonReader is correct, you can definitely produce your own photos of Half-Dome. What you cannot do is duplicate an Ansel Adams image without the permission of his estate.


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I think copyright is a limit more than an incentivator for creativity....
I don't really see the evidence for this claim, though, given the massive outpourings of creativity in the last, oh, 200 years, let alone the last 20 years.
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