How did this happen? Much the same way that Disney has managed to exert a great deal of copyright control over public domain stories such as Pinocchio, Snow White and Cinderella: By creating a movie retelling of the story that adds copyrightable elements they can control.
It’s a simple plot, but one that has helped to largely keep other re=tellings of Frankenstein off the shelves and out of theaters.
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