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kleinbl00 · 3223 days ago · link · · parent · post: What If Authors Were Paid Every Time Someone Turned a Page? Amazon is about to find out.
Here's the question: Is your answer seriously "the monomyth?"If Harry Potter is "derivative pap" what is it derivative of?
user-inactivated · 3223 days ago · link ·
I answered that question succinctly with Star Wars. You said that it was guarded from guilt of derivation under the protective category of the monomyth. I disagree with your argument as too broad and told you as much. If you'd like to have another try at explaining why stories which are as similar as Star Wars and Harry Potter are not derivative of the former as the former is derivative of many stories which came before it you are welcome to it, but your tone is rude and doesn't help you in any way.