Tolkien Trust vs. New Line roundup

Good morning everyone. "The Frodo Franchise" author Kristin Thompson has posted a long - LONG - overview of the developments in the Tolkien Trust vs. New Line lawsuit since May. What is interesting is that for the first time, the language of the two contracts that govern the film rights is available. I found it quite surprising how far reaching the rights granted to the Purchasers are, regarding changes to Tolkien's material!

I'm only posting the bit about the August developments and what's probably happening next below. You can read the full post, including some speculation on what the language of the contracts might mean for filming of The Hobbit and Film 2, at the link:


http://www.kristinthompson.net/blog/?p=338

The Tolkien Trust lawsuit: Developments since May

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August

August 4 saw a batch of documents filed by New Line, starting with its Demurrer to the First Amended Complaint. Again the main argument is that the new support provided for a fraud accusation is inadequate. The date set for the meeting at which the judge will decide whether to sustain this Demurrer is September 22—which, as many have noted, happens to be Bilbo and Frodo’s mutual birthday.

( Both sides may take the next month... )

Another meme

Pick a fandom and I will tell you who:

1. I would bake cupcakes for:
2. trust with the keys to my car:
3. put thumbtacks on their chair:
4. have a crush on:
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door:
6. vote for President:
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie:
8. pair up:
9. vote off the island and into the volcano:
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player:


*uses Gladiator icon because she zapped into the Director's Cut on TV two nights ago*