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> A Games of Thrones was first released in 1996 but had middling success. It was only after 2011 that the series exploded in popularity Yes - the catalyst was
by philipallstar 11mo ago
> A Games of Thrones was first released in 1996 but had middling success. It was only after 2011 that the series exploded in popularity
Yes - the catalyst was the amazing (early on) TV series, and not the book.
> IP law was originally to protect artist and authors from the wealthy, but now it seems to have the opposite intent.
In the case of GoT, if the TV series had never happened then the popularity wouldn't have happened. The author's books got popularity based on other people's efforts.
- poulpy123 11mo ago> The author's books got popularity based on other people's efforts. LMAO the serie would not even exists if not of his books
- philipallstar 11mo agoI'm not saying it would. Sorry to spoil the laughter.
- nkrisc 11mo ago> The author's books got popularity based on other people's efforts. The author’s book got popular based on the efforts of others based on the author’s book.
- philipallstar 11mo agoYes, there was some stuff done that sold some books, and some more stuff done (under licence from the author) that sold waaaaaay more books (that goes to the author) and generates cash. What's the problem, I suppose? The author definitely did better out of the TV production than vice versa.
- cedilla 11mo agoThat's true of course, but the book series wouldn't have become a cultural phenomenon that makes billions. Unlike, for probably the only example, Harry Potter, which was already a cultural phenomenon when the first film was announced.
- LtWorf 11mo agoNah it was popular among people who read books long before the tv show.
- philipallstar 11mo agoI read it too before the series came out, but it wasn't the same level of popularity.