my saddest story there is "frank'n stein" a hilarious comedy movie and theatre play toying with the Frankenstein plot.
I've seen the movie and it made ma watch a local play and I loved both.
when I tried to get hold of the DVD years later I learned that the heirs to the author Ken Campbell had withdrawn all rights. this removed all prints from all libraries too. the thing is _gone_. because the heirs hated their gene provider so much.
I was amazed this is possible... "freedom of speech"? nope. intellectual property.
You can't unpublish a book by withdrawing the right and force the destruction of already sold copies. I believe DVDs fall under the same first sale doctrine, so this story seems to be missing some details.
it's not a normal book, it's a theatre play, a script. and the license owner can restrict the rights for these to be useless unless relicensed. it was mind bending to me. and yes, it feels wrong.
I've seen the movie and it made ma watch a local play and I loved both.
when I tried to get hold of the DVD years later I learned that the heirs to the author Ken Campbell had withdrawn all rights. this removed all prints from all libraries too. the thing is _gone_. because the heirs hated their gene provider so much.
I was amazed this is possible... "freedom of speech"? nope. intellectual property.