Published On Sep 24, 2022
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Who owns the Lord of the Rings? Amazon with their Rings of Power? Peter Jackson with the Warner Bros LOTR trilogy? The Tolkien Estate? What about LOTR games like Gollum and Return to Moria? LOTR board games like War of the Ring? Will there be a Silmarillion movie? Whatās all this about the Embracer Group?
Well, the answer to all this is complicated.
So come with me on an adventure into the wild world of film rights, licencing agreements, and lots and lots of legal challenges as the War for the Rights to The Lord of the Rings carries ever on and onā¦..
00:00 ā Concerning Hobbits ā JRR Tolkien, HarperCollins, and United Artists
02:13 ā A Journey in the Dark ā Saul Zaentz, Ralph Bakshi and Rankin/Bass
05:03 ā The Ring Goes South ā Peter Jackson, Miramax and New Line Cinema
07:06 ā The Gathering of the Clouds ā The Hobbit, Warner Brothers, and the LOTR game lawsuit
10:05 ā A Long-Expected Party ā Amazon and The Rings of Power
12:02 ā Ever on and on ā Embracer Group and the status quo
Pentexās Lord of the Rings video essays playlist: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā LordĀ ofĀ theĀ RingsĀ videoĀ essaysĀ Ā
The Scouting of the Shire (How the Hobbiton Movie Set was Built): Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā TheĀ ScoutingĀ ofĀ theĀ Shire:Ā HowĀ HOBBIT...Ā Ā
The Russian Lord of the Rings Movie is Weirder Than You Think: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā TheĀ RussianĀ LordĀ ofĀ theĀ RingsĀ isĀ Weir...Ā Ā
The Russian Hobbit Movie is Weirder Than You Think: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā TheĀ RussianĀ HobbitĀ MovieĀ isĀ WeirderĀ T...Ā Ā
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MUSIC
Early Avril, Unicorn Heads, Youtube Music Library
Icelandic Arpeggios, DivKid, Youtube Music Library
āTranquil Fieldsā by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
"Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
āStraightā https://www.bensound.com/free-music-f...
Rolling Hills, Sir Cubsworth, Youtube Music Library
SOURCES (Video)
Lindsay Ellis, The Battle of the Five Studios: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā TheĀ Hobbit:Ā BattleĀ ofĀ FiveĀ StudiosĀ (P...Ā Ā
Folding Ideas, A Exhaustive History of Ralph Bakshiās Lord of the Rings: Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā AnĀ ExhaustiveĀ HistoryĀ ofĀ RalphĀ Bakshi...Ā Ā
Shadowman, Evolution of the Lord of the Rings Games (1982-2019): Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā EVOLUTIONĀ OFĀ LORDĀ OFĀ THEĀ RINGSĀ GAMESĀ ...Ā Ā
John Boormanās LOTR screenplay: Ā Ā /Ā john_boormans_infamous_the_lord_of_the_ringsĀ Ā
SOURCES (Research)
Overviews
https://www.middleearth.com/history.html
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...
Rankin/Bass and Bakshi:
https://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/27/ar...
https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/08/ar...
LOTR public domain:
https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog...
Tolkien Estate vs New Line and historical context:
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2008/...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/200...
Tolkien vs New Line: https://variety.com/2008/biz/features...
Hobbit drama:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB107663...
Warner Bros vs Tolkien Estate (gaming rights): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bus...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/mo...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bus...
LOTR rights sale by Saul Zaentz Company
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lo...
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lo...
Amazon:
https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-t...
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazo...
Embracer Group:
https://www.polygon.com/23311153/the-...
https://embracer.com/release/embracer...