Selling Nostalgia: Copyright’s Role in Hollywood’s Remake Boom
Gracie Lerian, JD '27
If you think Hollywood has been recycling your childhood lately, you’re not wrong. Whether it’s Disney’s live-action remakes of Snow White and Lilo & Stitch, DreamWorks’ live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon, or DC Studios’ reboot of Superman, the recent media landscape has been saturated with nostalgia. Streaming platforms have grown drastically in recent years, yet a new trend is emerging to license previously created works to add to their platform rather than allocate those funds...