Claire Stein is fearful her grandfather is being depicted as the 'villain' in the movie.
By Danny Fullbrook and Sarah JenkinsA woman whose grandfather "found Tetris" said she was "shocked" a film had been made about the game's development without her knowledge.Jones plays Robert Stein, from Digswell in Hertfordshire, who thought he had secured the rights to Tetris from Russian computer engineers in 1986.
"He was mesmerised. He spoke to the creator and really wanted to get the rights licence and send it out to the world. He was just fascinated with the game."Image source,The film depicts the issues surrounding the licensing of the game, created by Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov, and getting it licensed outside the USSR during the Cold War.
Mr Stein secured some of the rights to sell the game on some platforms such as Commodore, but not the big ones such as Nintendo.Ms Stein said her grandfather could be "fierce" in business but "had a heart of gold"
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