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LoTR Lawsuit Threatens Hobbit Production

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-we-wantsss-it dept.

eyrieowl writes "J.R.R.'s heirs are suing for royalties on the LoTR films. Apparently they haven't gotten any money due to some creative accounting. Peter Jackson ought to understand...he had to sue the studio for much the same reason. As for The Hobbit? FTFA: 'Tolkien's family and a British charity they head, the Tolkien Trust, seek more than $220 million in compensation...[and]...the option to terminate further rights to the author's work.'"

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  1. Re:Read this elsewhere by Red+Flayer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Aw crap. I've waited years for the right story to reference my sig, and then I waste the golden opportunity provided by this article on the measly parent to this post.

    Well, make the same joke a little better...

    Apparently Tolkien's heirs are Olog-hai (see sig below).

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    "Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai