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> why does society need movies that cost $100 million to make? Why don't they need them? Who decides what is worthy? The best answer is - the market. Ignore t
by Chris2048 6y ago
> why does society need movies that cost $100 million to make?
Why don't they need them? Who decides what is worthy?
The best answer is - the market. Ignore these movies and they might as well not exist for you.
- WalterBright 6y agoMy point is there's a heavy cost to society in the form of extensive copyright protections. Are the relatively few blockbuster movies worth compromising everything else? For example, myself and my buddies cannot create a new Star Trek episode, or a mashup of existing ST footage. I cannot create music that samples other tunes. Etc.
- Chris2048 6y agoWhat is the high cost to society? If you want to mashup media that you have not created, you are essentially consuming that medium, or leveraging its fan-base despite not funding its growth. This applies to both large blockbusters, and small indie projects, that expect compensation.
- int_19h 6y agoThe market you speak about is itself artificial, created by the copyright regime that we have, and its specific rules. Who decides the rules?