I find the most interesting Myth is the one that Mr. B mentioned as the one where all the battling over copyright is going on (#6 if I make up my own stories but based them on another work, then my work belongs to me)
Initially it seems like that would be cut and dry violation, but my concern with that is the fact that most creative expression does not come about in a vacuum. The fact that their is a lot of constant give and take, and inspiration collaboration, variation and imitation between all creative professionals means that this may always be a ongoing debate expect in blatant ripoffs of people's work.
perhaps that is why their is so much legal rambling in the courts about it.
Bam, you hit it right on the head, Great art is not created in a vacuum. Exactly. And not too surprisingly all of the first Disney films were based on public domain stories/fairy tale that were part of the culture and re-imagined by the Disney folks. Surprise. So all of the characters that we've come to know and love, that were part of our childhood memories are locked up by the media companies and not "available" for the retelling and re-imagining. Systems broke.
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