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Perspective

Dec. 27, 2012

Hobbit titles: An unexpected journey in confusion

Warner Brothers, New Line, and its affiliates recently achieved a rare courtroom victory by obtaining an order restraining distribution of a film they claimed unfairly competed with one of its titles. By Mark Litwak


By Mark Litwak


Warner Brothers, New Line, and its affiliates recently achieved a rare courtroom victory by obtaining an order restraining distribution of a film they claimed unfairly competed with one of its titles. The target of their ire was The Global Asylum's film The Age of Hobbits. Asylum was set to release its film on Dec. 11, three days before New Line rolled out its film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." New Line's film revolves arou...

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