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Amazon and Tolkein Estate force author to destroy all copies of his work. Only pirated copies will survive. (variety.com)

submitted 11 months ago by JoMiran@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] aubertlone@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

Hey this is a pretty interesting story, got a link?

[-] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago

Here a pretty good version of it

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/15/1086605684/try-as-she-might-bram-stokers-widow-couldnt-kill-nosferatu

[-] aubertlone@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

What an interesting read!

Thank you so much. Interesting to hear about Stoker's widow, and her going to the courts to pursue a copyright claim.

[-] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

It's a fascinating story. I often wonder how it would of been perceived at a time when copyright wasn't in a post Disney world.

[-] eluvatar@programming.dev -2 points 11 months ago

I didn't see anything on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosferatu?wprov=sfla1

[-] waldyrious@lemm.ee 17 points 11 months ago

What do you mean? It's right in the lead section:

Even with several details altered, Stoker's heirs sued over the adaptation, and a court ruling ordered all copies of the film to be destroyed. However, several prints of Nosferatu survived, and the film came to be regarded as an influential masterpiece of cinema and the horror genre.