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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
It's not just about the money. The copyright owner has right to keep the ones who write the script from modifying the work. In the original story the little mermaid dies at the end. If there would have been a copyright owner they could have prevented Disney from changing the ending.
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I agree. The public domain allows people to reexamine and reinterpret works. If it wasn't for the public domain, no one could ever reinterpret works, the copyright holder would be able to dictate how the story goes.
The public domain is human culture. We've been telling and retelling stories over and over again for tens of thousands of years, reinterpreting the stories as we go. Some of our stories may have been told in one form or another for thousands of years.
If people want to come up with completely original stories, they are welcome to do so. But it is harder than it seems to come up with anything completely original.