Also “transformative” doesn’t have its everyday meaning in this context: “The Godfather” film is absolutely a transformative interpretation of Mario Puzo’s boo

Also “transformative” doesn’t have its everyday meaning in this context: “The Godfather” film is absolutely a transformative interpretation of Mario Puzo’s book and a fully distinct, valuable work of original art. Paramount still needed to pay Puzo for the right to base it on his words.