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I_might_be_weasel t1_ja3mm5b wrote

Fun fact: The same studio that denied them the rights to use Popeye also denied George Lucas the rights to mak a Flash Gordon movie. So he made his own version and called it Star Wars. He still got sued for copyright infringement though by the guy who wrote Dune.

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renegadesalmon t1_ja3yp6r wrote

Well shit man, Dune is a sci fi reinterpretation of Lawrence of Arabia. It goes on and on.

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I_might_be_weasel t1_ja3yw71 wrote

The Dune guy lost.

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fishbowtie t1_ja67b30 wrote

His name is Frank Herbert and a cursory Google search brings up nothing about him suing the Star Wars guy.

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