Bedtime stories

[unixronin]

When reading kids their bedtime stories, the most frightening thing to upon opening a book bearing the name of some classic fairy tale is "Retold by ..."

Because when you see that, you just know it's going to SUCK.  Because if the ... "reteller" ... had any actual writing ability, they'd be coming up with their own story, instead of filing the serial numbers off someone else's to make the result copyrightable.

Comments

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

If it wasn't for that they'd probably try to sue you, I'd say, "Do it" ...

[7leaguebootdisk.livejournal.com]

It'd be a legal parody I believe.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

That never stopped the bastards from trying before. :p All they have to do is out-lawyer you into bankruptcy.