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‘Lord Of The Wings’ Food Truck Trademark In New Zealand Defeated By Tolkien Estate (www.techdirt.com)

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Readers here shouldn’t need to be reminded that the Tolkien Estate, through its company Middle-Earth Enterprises, is known to be extremely aggressive with its enforcement of intellectual property over anything remotely to do with The Lord of the Rings. The estate appears to operate under the notion that it has control over words via trademark law that it absolutely does not. And, where it does have those rights, it enforces them in draconian ways.

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[–] skybreaker 32 points 1 year ago

I love what Tolkien built, but I hate this part of his legacy. His "estate" should recognize what douchebags they are and just go away. But they won't, because money.