Amazon and Tolkein Estate force author to destroy all copies of his work. Only pirated copies will survive. - eviltoast
‘Lord of the Rings’: Amazon and Tolkien Estate Win Copyright Lawsuit Over TV Show, Copycat Book
variety.com
Demetrious Polychron filed a suit against Amazon and the Tolkien estate alleging 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' infringed on his copyright.
  • waldyrious@lemm.eeEnglish
    17·
    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.