Intellectual Property Harvesting

That spirit of innovation in mainstream entertainment that we of the Gen X generation enjoyed has since been crushed in a tide of remakes, reboots, and sequels. The mainstream cultural sector – the media conglomerates that control the films, TV, and music that make popular culture – is increasingly interested in producing its own intellectual property. They want it ready-made. They don’t create: they harvest. Like so many venture capitalists, they are more about extraction than generati...