laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoModern Hollywood in one image.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1262arrow-down124
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minus-squareThe_Lurker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoThe whole reason the film industry is on the west coast is that they were trying to avoid paying for Edison’s patent on the motion picture camera. So, yeah, Hollywood was founded on IP violations.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoEdison falsely claimed the patent.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoNah, no way. Edison was on the up and up about everything he did. The fact we acknowledge Edison for anything other than being a piece of shit is a travesty.
The whole reason the film industry is on the west coast is that they were trying to avoid paying for Edison’s patent on the motion picture camera. So, yeah, Hollywood was founded on IP violations.
Edison falsely claimed the patent.
Nah, no way. Edison was on the up and up about everything he did.
The fact we acknowledge Edison for anything other than being a piece of shit is a travesty.