If I understand this correctly, there's something called Creative Commons, and people load content up for others to use for their own purposes. The user has to give credit to the original artist and they're free to move the idea along as they see fit. I'm all for USING the CC, but then you're supposed to "give back" by posting something of your own for other people to riff on. And that's where I suddenly get the cold sweats. I must be thinking about ideas capitalistically rather than communally.
merchandising and fan art
If I've got the story right, one guy in an episode of cult sci-fi classic "Firefly" had on a very ugly hat (see below). The show was cancelled abruptly leaving legions of bereft nerds with nowhere to go for solace/knitwear. The Doctor Who people already had a major stake in scarves, so they had their grandmas make them a copy of the hat. Then some of them started selling them to each other on etsy, ebay and at conventions. Then the people that used to broadcast the show noticed how popular this show they'd cancelled was and decided to capitalize on it by licensing the ugly hat. Now the nerd's Grandmas are getting cease and desist orders! Is this fair when there were no legal options for them to get the merchandise in the first place? Is it not a bit snotty to come in and ruin the party when they already dissed their fans by cancelling the show? Could there BE an uglier orange hat? Yes, and I own it but it does not have a cool pom pom on top.
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