Can Copyright Infringement Kill a Vampire?

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Max Schreck as Graf Orlok in Nosferatu (1922) crouches over a bed, with a bald head, pointed ears, and long clawed fingers, in a dimly lit room.

Can Copyright Infringement Kill a Vampire?: Media

Bram Stoker’s Dracula and F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu are both iconic entries in the vampire canon. But do they have more in common than you think?

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Max Schreck as Graf Orlok in Nosferatu (1922) crouches over a bed, with a bald head, pointed ears, and long clawed fingers, in a dimly lit room.

Nosferatu

Max Schreck stars in a scene from the film Nosferatu (1922), which was directed...

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