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What about the lord of the rings movies? Tolkien didn't get paid from that, his heirs did.

What about Shakespeare.

What about the Brothers Grimm. Should Disnay have to pay for those fairy tales?

In the end every creative work stands on the shoulders of giants. We should reward creators for contributing to our culture but this notion that they should be able to own their creations way past when they become popular is absurd.