Maybe because he tried to monopolize film in the United States? See http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/thomas-edisons-plot-to-destroy-the-movies.ar

Maybe because he tried to monopolize film in the United States? See http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/thomas-edisons-plot-to-destroy-the-movies.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/thomas-ediso...