Ah that's a good point. In my example I thought of the original authors expanding on a theme. Wouldn't that be the same for Soderbergh, except that by economics

Ah that's a good point. In my example I thought of the original authors expanding on a theme. Wouldn't that be the same for Soderbergh, except that by economics he is not the sole author = owner? So how should morality come into play when ownership is divested and possibly limiting of artistic freedoms of the principal artist(s). And who might the principal artists be in film. I'm mainly saying the morality argument is a lot more diverse in film and immoral is too strict in my perspective. Correcting myself: Soderbergh was not involved in Heavens gate so the argument is less applicable. Still, say I paint a set of artistic variations on Mona Lisa (or a more current work) - am I stealing or interpreting. Isn't interpretation a strong theme in arts?