[madsmith]

I would think it has to do with the IP owners using the likeness of the actors to continue to market the show year after year.

[scarface_74]

Does your employer get to use code you wrote after they pay you? Do they get to market features you worked for after you leave?

Do landlords get to collect rent on buildings after the architects are paid to design it?

[aezart]

Both of those things are also bad.

[scarface_74]

So you are saying that landlords should have to pay the original architects of the buildings part of their rental income?

Are you okay with paying residuals to every library author when you use an npm package?

[aezart]

1. There shouldn't be landlords.

2. Copyright shouldn't exist at all, but until it's abolished I am not opposed to a system where revenue is shared with the developers of any libraries you use. Although I think such a system would be difficult to manage and track.