garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the film industry established itself in Hollywood partly to avoid Thomas Edison's harassements. Edison had patents for key film making technology and enforced them harshly, including hiring thugs.www.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL the film industry established itself in Hollywood partly to avoid Thomas Edison's harassements. Edison had patents for key film making technology and enforced them harshly, including hiring thugs.www.mentalfloss.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink