The fan who published the book “The Fellowship of the King” last year lost a legal battle against the estate of JRR Tolkien
A Lord of the Rings enthusiast who singlehandedly wrote a sequel to the saga of JRR Tolkien (18921973) has lost a legal battle against the renowned British writer's estate.
Demetrious Polychron Last year he published the book “The King's Fellowship”, which he describes as a “perfect continuation” of the universe created by Tolkien.
According to the O Globo portal, the problem occurred when Polychronic attempted to sue the estate of JRR Tolkien and Amazon over the series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” shown on Prime Video, arguing that the work infringed the copyright of his book. However, the court concluded that it was actually the author himself who infringed the copyright. Polychronic.
In a major turn of events, Tolkien's estate sued Polychronic and asked the court to destroy all physical and digital copies of his book.
The court's decision
The judge presiding over the case concluded that the first claim of Polychronic The copyright protection is “irrational” and “frivolous” because his work is based entirely on the characters from “The Lord of the Rings”.
“This is an important victory for the estate, not allowing unauthorized authors and publishers to monetize the popular works of JRR Tolkien in this way,” said the Tolkien estate's attorney. Steven Maierto The Guardian.
“This case involved serious copyright infringement of The Lord of the Rings carried out commercially, and the estate hopes that the issuance of an injunction and legal fees will be sufficient to deter others who may have similar intentions. “, lock.