I wouldn't call it optimism. Both of the 'infringers' you linked to paid plenty of money for it. I can't say that article of yours makes your point nearly as w

I wouldn't call it optimism. Both of the 'infringers' you linked to paid plenty of money for it. I can't say that article of yours makes your point nearly as well as you might like, either. I hope it doesn't represent your general attitude towards derivative works (or just derivative works you don't appreciate aesthetically, whichever).