Generation Remake

I decided to do my research paper on the remakes that I have noticed becoming more and more prominent, most notably in the music industry. But evidence of this can also be seen in movies, broadway, So the big question I had, is why does this pattern seem to be more apparent now more than ever?  I wanted look at how creativity has changed, and if it is something that has gone completly out the window, or if our generation is simply using cover songs to show the progress that we've made since the original, and have a deeper motive in terms of artistic interpretations rather than just copying. 

I think it would also be kind of interesting to look at some of the lawsuits that have been very publicized over the years for plagiarism suits.