Intellectual Property
Dec. 22, 2023
Fan’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ sequel must be destroyed
“The estate hopes that the award of a permanent injunction and attorney’s fees will be sufficient to dissuade others who may have similar intentions,” Steven Maier of Maier Blackburn, the Tolkien Estate trust’s U.K. solicitor, said in a news release.
A fan’s unauthorized sequel to the “The Lord of the Rings” series constituted copyright infringement, a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled, ending a lawsuit by the late author J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate.
“This is an important success for the Tolkien Estate, which will not permit unauthorized authors and publishers to monetize J.R.R. Tolkien’s much-loved works in this way,” Steven Maier of Maier Blackburn, the trust’s U.K. solicitor, said in a ...
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