Building on pre-existing stories has been the norm for a very long time! New media works based on Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Cthulhu, and many classic myths of c

Building on pre-existing stories has been the norm for a very long time! New media works based on Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Cthulhu, and many classic myths of cultures are very common and popular. The present state of affairs where no one can properly create media making use of mythologies authored only in the last century seems unusual in retrospect. Great relevant post that I'm sorta parroting: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2015/06/they-took-our-myths.html http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2015/06/they-too...