I am not saying that I nor anyone else "owe" a particular story anything; however you can't take a story, change it significantly and then claim it is the same

I am not saying that I nor anyone else "owe" a particular story anything; however you can't take a story, change it significantly and then claim it is the same thing. To use my food analogy again: If I take pita bread, stuff it with cheese, spread tomato sauce on top along with toppings, it may be very delicious but if I serve it when someone orders a pizza...well I doubt they will be a repeat customer. I bet you could make an amazing comedy by showing the events of "The Christmas Carol" from someone other than Scroog's point of view but it's not "The Christmas Carol" then and shouldn't be labeled as such. "Old Man and the Sea" from the fish's point of view could be an interesting commentary but it would also not be "Old Man and the Sea"