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Lawyer of the Rings?


This post was published on Thursday 21 February 2008.

My favourite movie trilogy of all time has been involved in lawsuits pretty much since it was finished - or rather, the company that made it (New Line) has been.

The twists and turns are followed by this article.   It is sad that people have had to resort to litigation, over what appears to be ‘unabashed and insatiable greed’ on the part of the studio.

The latest lawsuit has been filed by the Tolkien family, but not simply for their own gain:

The Tolkien suit may prove to be especially troublesome for New Line, if only because it has the earmarks of a public relations nightmare. The plaintiffs include a charitable trust that is overseen by family members of the author, who died in 1973, and includes among its beneficiaries worthy organizations like the Darfur Appeal and the World Cancer Research Foundation.

It seems that the studio may have been involved in some ‘accounting chicanery’ that has been ‘cheating’ others’ out of their fair share of the gross profit from the movies.

The saga continues...