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[–] aubertlone@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] aubertlone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year 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.