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Mar. 6th, 2022
The new FAQ from the Tolkien Estate. The stupid words are actually images so I can't copy/paste them! Anyway, under the fanfic part is says I cannot create stuff that references characters, places, etc. Until a few days ago it apparently directly said 'no fanfiction'. That's adorable, and also against JRRT's wishes.
If anyone organizes an event to thumb their nose at this, lemme know? I will kick one of my ancient wips into shape for it.
I am usually sympathetic to the Tolkien Estate because the WB films made no money on paper and they were in bankruptcy for a long time. People keep assuming they are rolling in the money, but it took like 2 decades of work to keep estate assets from being liquidated and having Tolkien's desk and pipe sold to private collectors. But this is dumb and... super dumb.
If anyone organizes an event to thumb their nose at this, lemme know? I will kick one of my ancient wips into shape for it.
I am usually sympathetic to the Tolkien Estate because the WB films made no money on paper and they were in bankruptcy for a long time. People keep assuming they are rolling in the money, but it took like 2 decades of work to keep estate assets from being liquidated and having Tolkien's desk and pipe sold to private collectors. But this is dumb and... super dumb.