Entertainment & Sports
Dec. 12, 2012
Studios behind 'Hobbit' trilogy stop a knockoff, but impact may be limited
The studios behind the highly anticipated "Hobbit" trilogy have succeeded in preventing a direct-to-DVD knockoff from being released the same week as the first installment of the big-budget Middle-earth epic adventure films.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The studios behind the highly anticipated "Hobbit" trilogy have succeeded in preventing a direct-to-DVD knockoff from being released the same week as the first installment of the big-budget Middle-earth epic adventure films. Entertainment lawyers cautioned, however, that the victory might not have far-reaching implications for the newly sprung cottage industry of so-called "mockubusters" - low...
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