autismdragon [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to movies@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agoStudios racing to make Steamboat Willie going public domain become gauche as fast as possiblehexbear.netimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1imageStudios racing to make Steamboat Willie going public domain become gauche as fast as possiblehexbear.netautismdragon [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to movies@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebtfod [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 months agoI think you’re onto something, this sentiment was expressed in the Kotaku (I think) article about the Nazi game. Paraphrasing but it was like ‘If this is the result, why bother releasing any art into the public domain?’
minus-squareMayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoIDK… I hope people don’t take that away from all this. It’s ok for art to be disgusting or obscene. Art is expression. It doesn’t have to be comfortable. I don’t want a giant corporation controlling how people can express themselves, even if those expressions aren’t things I personally enjoy.
I think you’re onto something, this sentiment was expressed in the Kotaku (I think) article about the Nazi game.
Paraphrasing but it was like ‘If this is the result, why bother releasing any art into the public domain?’
IDK… I hope people don’t take that away from all this.
It’s ok for art to be disgusting or obscene. Art is expression. It doesn’t have to be comfortable.
I don’t want a giant corporation controlling how people can express themselves, even if those expressions aren’t things I personally enjoy.