Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-6032121-20200517150418/@comment-45692830-20200607233520

I see no reason why we'd think that these random "documentaries" have licenses. From the perspective of Cook, she wouldn't need to get one. Incidental inclusion of copyrighted work in a new artistic piece isn't against copyright law, so if her "documentary" is suitably transformative she just doesn't need a license. On the other hand, the characters having new stories is a much bigger deal.