Do you think that an author's back catalogue of work should have their name changed if the author changes their name, or a pseudonym is revealed?
What if J.K. Rowling divorces and marries 50 Cent?
Should all the Harry Potter books say they were written by J.K. Cent?
I'm sure I'll come up with some more of those!
What if an historical doco is made, or what about in a historical movie or drama?
What's written on the books then?
I'm sure every movie about an unmarried woman writer uses her maiden name, even if she later gets married.
And what about searching different editions?
You couldn't search the author's name if all the books your searching for have had their name changed in the catalogue.
I believe pseudonyms aren't changed??? Retroactively.
Perhaps some are?
Then the author's name at the time of writing takes precedence, no?
If the author loses their ability to write, do you go back and burn their books?
If they decide they don't like a topic or thing they used to write about, do they go back and change it?
I know Where's Wally? (sounds of Yank head scratching) has removed a bikini babe(s)??? And Pokies (careful, you'll go bald) from reprints.
Crocodile Dundee apparently dropped an important scene for the 4k release.
(Don't worry buddy, you still have Tootsie)
So there are many examples of retcons in media.
My Gone with the Wind and Dundee DVDs remain the same, as do my books, thank God.
Discuss...
RxLOTS
HMx1 (somewhere in the middle)
