Question about copyrighting and stuff like that... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Durelin · 01-16-2007, 09:56 AM

Most authors (and likely those who help Christopher Tolkien manage Tolkien's estate, if not Christopher Tolkien himself) are well aware of things like fan-fiction and roleplaying. Because of this, some authors have actually strictly said that they forbid these things, and thus it is considered illegal to use their characters, places, etc. But Tolkien is not one of those.

The list is somewhere...I'll go look for it.

01-16-2007, 09:56 AM	#7
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Most authors (and likely those who help Christopher Tolkien manage Tolkien's estate, if not Christopher Tolkien himself) are well aware of things like fan-fiction and roleplaying. Because of this, some authors have actually strictly said that they forbid these things, and thus it is considered illegal to use their characters, places, etc. But Tolkien is not one of those. The list is somewhere...I'll go look for it.