Michael > December 18th, 2023, 11:43 AM
Michael > December 18th, 2023, 12:24 PM
Quote:Tolkien Estate Sues Over Unauthorized ‘Lord of the Rings’ Sequel
The estate of the famed fantasy novelist J.R.R. Tolkien accused author Demetrious Polychron of writing and selling an unauthorized sequel of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, according to a copyright lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court.
The lawsuit comes after Polychron filed his own copyright suit against the Tolkien Trust and Amazon Inc. in April, alleging that they infringed the copyrights to his sequel after the tech company released the TV series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.”
The estate first learned that Polychron was selling the sequel called “The Fellowship of the King” online in March and later sent a cease-and-desist letter, according to the complaint filed Thursday. Polychron had written letters to J.R.R. Tolkien’s grandson Simon to pitch a written sequel to the trilogy beginning in 2017, although the estate reiterated its policy of not licensing writers to create sequels, the complaint said.
Michael > December 18th, 2023, 12:26 PM
Quote:Lord of the Rings Fan Fiction Writer Suing Tolkien Estate and Amazon For Copyright Infringement
A Lord of the Rings fan fiction writer is suing the Tolkien Estate and Rings of Power creator Amazon for copyright infringement of his novel The Fellowship of the King.
As reported by PC Gamer, Demetrious Polychron claims his work, which was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 2017 and published in September 2022, is "inspired by Lord of the Rings and J.R.R. Tolkien" but is a "wholly original book and concept".
The lawsuit claims that The Rings of Power show infringes on his copyright and Polychron is seeking $250 million as a result.
Polychron also claims to have attempted several times to work with the Tolkien Estate professionaly. After filing the trademark, he sent a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's grandson and Tolkien Estate director Simon Tolkien, describing the book and asking the company to review his manuscript.
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