From Lord of the Rings to Crocodile Dundee – franchising Australian culture?
- Written by Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
AAPAre we going to see an Amazon or Apple remake of Crocodile Dundee, Blinky Bill, The Magic Pudding, The Castle or Picnic at Hanging Rock? Should we restrict overseas exploitation of such icons of Australian identity? Should we not bother, on the basis that Australian content doesn’t work in Mumbai or Belgrade or Boston?
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