Brief but important Tolkien lawsuit update

Just to get at least one thing off my to-post list... ;)

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2009/09/01/33357-tentative-settlement-reached-in-tolkien-v-new-line-it-appears-that-the-hobbit-movie-is-safe/

Exclusive: Tentative settlement reached in Tolkien v. New Line, it appears that ‘The Hobbit’ movie is safe

September 1st, 2009 by MrCere | Discuss

The Tolkien Estate and New Line Cinema have reached a tentative settlement in the court battle over money from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy of films that have grossed around $3 billion. TheOneRing.net message board member Voronwë_the_Faithful has written to give us the absolute world-wide scoop. He managed to mine a great nugget of information from the L.A. Superior Court and has written the following:

( A tentative settlement has been reached in the case. )

What Planet Does Your Name Come From?

Hahaha - the result ( for my real name: )

certainly sounds much more like me than the result ( for my LJ name: )

All I'll say about work this week is: TGIF tomorrow!