Crypto DAO spends €2.66M on Jodorowsky's Dune thinking they would own its copyright, receives mass ridicule on Twitter - Cointelegraph
In the tweet, Spice DAO said it would "Make the book public, produce an original animated limited series inspired by the book and sell it to a streaming service, and support derivative projects from the community." The group had previously won the Christie's auction in November for the copy's sale at 2.66 million euros (a little over $3 million), or about 89 times its price estimates at the midpoint.
One exceptionally savage user by the name of @TheNinjaWhippet responded with a link to a free and publicly accessible copy of the book, which has existed online since 2011.
Under copyright laws, Spice DAO must seek co-creator consent before making an animated series inspired by the book and selling it to a streaming service or wait 70 years after the death of Jodorowsky, which would be when the works enter the public domain.