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Themes are not copyrightable. You are speaking of a bad copyright law. We already have different versions of the same story...even with copyright. Every television season there will be 2 if not 3 versions of the same show. Somebody gets an idea...others hear about it, and react quick to get their version of "cop buddy show, only it's women...oooh...with a woman who used to be a doctor...or a dentist".
There really is no limit to imagination....even though there are about 7 archetype stories that all are all descendant from.
With copyright, you get Lord of the Rings and Sword of Shanarra. You get Jack Reacher and John Puller (look it up, Lee Child feels ripped off, but can't do anything about it).
Without copyright....you get people using the exact names, characters, recognizable universe. Like Disney. Why should Disney be able to directly product Little Mermaid...borrowing the cultural knowledge without compensation?
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