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   From: me@privacy.net   
      
   On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:06:00 -0700, Anim8rFSK wrote:   
      
   > In article <18iog5f7aqiel.7ujvs2p0fobr.dlg@40tude.net>,   
   >  Ian Galbraith  wrote:   
   [snip]   
      
   >> Its possible to take someone elses characters after the copyright has   
   >> expired and actually do something creative with them.   
   >   
   > Invent your own stuff, don't steal other's works.   
      
   Writing original stories featuring public domain characters is inventing   
   your own stuff. Alan Moore created his own story with the League of   
   Extraordinary Gentlemen comics, and in the process created a culturally   
   enriching work of art. The use of cultural icons gave it a resonance it   
   wouldn't otherwise have even using his own created characters.   
      
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