cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14484060
This is one impact of media consolidation: Studios can work very hard to hold your attention before deciding, at the last possible moment, that they’re better off throwing out artists’ work than letting you pay money to see it. “Coyote vs. Acme,” the Warner spokesperson says, “remains available for acquisition.” Just not by you.
If companies want to write off losses for unreleased IP, they should lose the copyright to it and be forced to release it to the public domain