The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology.
This is like the telephone problem - no one wants to have the first one. But...
If we had had the right technology back then you would have seen Eva Braun...
It's up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema not just business. John was rejected by studios he borrowed money and did movies with his own money. You're either courageous or not. You have to find a way.