Big false dichotomy. That director most likely could have made Romeo and Julet even if they'd had to pay a licence fee, just like how he's now managed to make a

Big false dichotomy. That director most likely could have made Romeo and Julet even if they'd had to pay a licence fee, just like how he's now managed to make a film adaptation of Gatsby, which will likely also be a box office success and enrich the culture of film. This really just boils down to some people being mad that they can't make money off derivative works because other people are making money off the original work. Boo hoo.