The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Peter Jackson 'stretched' the film license?

William Cloud Hicklin · 12-17-2007, 06:57 PM

What it boils down to is that

a) technically an ultra-wonk could probably prove that the depiction/description of the Ring of Barahir, and Gil-Galad's and Elrond's coats of arms, and the account (given to Saruman) of the origin of Orcs, and use of Sindarin vocabulary derived from Silmarillion/HME/Parma Eldalamberon, and a few other trivial details constitue infringement of Tolkien works outside the film licence.

And b) any rational jury would award him about five bucks in damages. Not to mention c) a rational judge calling him a poopoohead.

12-17-2007, 06:57 PM	#3
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	What it boils down to is that a) technically an ultra-wonk could probably prove that the depiction/description of the Ring of Barahir, and Gil-Galad's and Elrond's coats of arms, and the account (given to Saruman) of the origin of Orcs, and use of Sindarin vocabulary derived from Silmarillion/HME/Parma Eldalamberon, and a few other trivial details constitue infringement of Tolkien works outside the film licence. And b) any rational jury would award him about five bucks in damages. Not to mention c) a rational judge calling him a poopoohead. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it. Last edited by Thenamir; 12-21-2007 at 11:56 AM. Reason: language