I'm going to point out a recent example of what happens when culture is not strangled by a single controlling entity: Baby Shark. Even if it drives you insane,

I'm going to point out a recent example of what happens when culture is not strangled by a single controlling entity: Baby Shark. Even if it drives you insane, you have to appreciate the cultural phenomenon of Baby Shark. There are hundreds of different interpretations, in different languages and wildly different styles. I've heard jazzy versions, halloween versions, pirate versions... practically anything you can imagine. And kids love it. None of this could have happened if somebody "owned" Baby Shark. It's essentially open source culture. Most folk culture is just like this. I personally would love to see other interpretations of Star Wars. Lucas has certainly been a terrible steward, turning it into a children's cartoon. P.S. Han Shot First