Honestly surprised at a lot of the takes here, especially in light of other threads I've seen on this site about how copyright lasts for too long and the public domain is good.
I'm 100% fine with things being revised, I think the only caveat I'd want is that, if you revise your film/song/book/etc(?), maybe you have to put the original into the public domain or otherwise make it available somewhere. Or, maybe you have to specify that it's a revision, and/or specify what was revised.
Sherlock Holmes (at least the "early" Holmes) made it into the public domain and his various stories have been told and retold in many creative ways.
This might be more controversial, but the 1997 Star Wars Special Edition movies look a lot better than the originals, and probably are a big contributor to the continued cultural relevance of the franchise.
Don't lose sight of the good that can come from revisions.
I'm 100% fine with things being revised, I think the only caveat I'd want is that, if you revise your film/song/book/etc(?), maybe you have to put the original into the public domain or otherwise make it available somewhere. Or, maybe you have to specify that it's a revision, and/or specify what was revised.
Sherlock Holmes (at least the "early" Holmes) made it into the public domain and his various stories have been told and retold in many creative ways.
This might be more controversial, but the 1997 Star Wars Special Edition movies look a lot better than the originals, and probably are a big contributor to the continued cultural relevance of the franchise.
Don't lose sight of the good that can come from revisions.