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

Sauron the White · 12-17-2007, 09:24 AM

A lot of this is murky territory that nobody can give a 100% legally rock solid answer about. Because JRRT put so many references and names so much in the Appendices about earlier events described more fully in SIL and HOME, its hard to say exactly with any legal certainty what can and what cannot be used without fear of legal action. I would be willing to bet that the Tolkien Estate has several written lawyers opinion on this as does both Saul Zaentz and New Line Cinema. And I would wager a years salary that they DO NOT all come to the same conclusions about what can be used and what cannot. Maybe somebody has to push that envelope to test those waters?

12-17-2007, 09:24 AM	#2
Sauron the White Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 903	A lot of this is murky territory that nobody can give a 100% legally rock solid answer about. Because JRRT put so many references and names so much in the Appendices about earlier events described more fully in SIL and HOME, its hard to say exactly with any legal certainty what can and what cannot be used without fear of legal action. I would be willing to bet that the Tolkien Estate has several written lawyers opinion on this as does both Saul Zaentz and New Line Cinema. And I would wager a years salary that they DO NOT all come to the same conclusions about what can be used and what cannot. Maybe somebody has to push that envelope to test those waters?