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renegadesalmon t1_ja3yp6r wrote

Reply to comment by I_might_be_weasel in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed

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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