I agree. And that's a clear and logical way of putting it. Thank you.
There's a big difference between paying $250 to see an artist perform, and paying $30 for a Buffy DVD. Particularly since the proceeds go to Fox, who owns the copyright, not Whedon. (Whedon doesn't own any of his television properties, and if he collects anything from them it's minimal. He sold the rights to Buffy to someone else in the 1990s.) Same deal with Roman Polanski. Watching and enjoying Chinatown on cable isn't benefiting Polanski at all. But paying $300 concert tickets to see say Ted Nugent, does benefit Ted Nugent.
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Date: 2017-08-27 01:16 pm (UTC)There's a big difference between paying $250 to see an artist perform, and paying $30 for a Buffy DVD. Particularly since the proceeds go to Fox, who owns the copyright, not Whedon. (Whedon doesn't own any of his television properties, and if he collects anything from them it's minimal. He sold the rights to Buffy to someone else in the 1990s.) Same deal with Roman Polanski. Watching and enjoying Chinatown on cable isn't benefiting Polanski at all. But paying $300 concert tickets to see say Ted Nugent, does benefit Ted Nugent.