RDN's Lucifer (nerthos)'s status on Sunday, 19-Feb-17 20:04:32 UTC
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@sim I've always been of that train of thought. If you make something, it makes sense to have ownership over the character/world/whatever, but also it makes no sense to completely forbid anyone from using them in the future. Complete ownership for a few years and then allowing derivative works. As the original author you can still freely decide what's canon and what isn't, which is enough control, and you can denounce someone who's misusing your work (say, to promote a political ideology opposite of your own) and have them stop, but in general allow others to make stories based on it with proper recognition of the original work at the same time boosting your own audience through them.
The exception I'd put on derivative works would be in the form of still having to license commercial movies or games, as these imply huge amounts of money and can have a lasting impact in the perception of your franchise.
