There should be a law, perhaps phrased as preservation of culture or something, that forbids remakes and reboots outside of the original spirit of the material.
There was a law for this but bribery extended the term of copyright from 14 years (28 optionally) to easily over 100 years.
Companies can make originals disappear, with force of government, and no one can legally distribute the culturally significant stuff over The Message infected slop.
There should be a law, perhaps phrased as preservation of culture or something, that forbids remakes and reboots outside of the original spirit of the material.
There was a law for this but bribery extended the term of copyright from 14 years (28 optionally) to easily over 100 years. Companies can make originals disappear, with force of government, and no one can legally distribute the culturally significant stuff over The Message infected slop.