whether or not shakespeare or whitman is public domain isn't relevant to me. the point that many seem to be making is that utilizing the name recognition of Bradbury's work is wrong - not the legal bearing.
Given that Bradbury did the same thing, it feels like hypocrisy to me. Standing on the technicality of length of life, and copyright duration is silly.
I'm not often a pure black and white kind of guy, but if it's wrong for one, it's wrong for the other. And if it's ok, it's ok.
Much ado about nothing.
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