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> Calling tolkein a business rivial is a bit much. Tolkein is long dead The Tolkien estate, however, isn't. And Amazon are spending a lot of money on LoTR spin
by KineticLensman 6y ago
> Calling tolkein a business rivial is a bit much. Tolkein is long dead
The Tolkien estate, however, isn't. And Amazon are spending a lot of money on LoTR spinoff shows.
- alisonkisk 6y agoAmazon's not going to cancel the TV show over internet nerd rants about historicity, and GRRM's financial concerns would have been much more productively supported if he'd spoken up against D&D's massacre of his IP, not trying to massacre Tolkien's
- KineticLensman 6y ago> internet nerd rants about historicity Sorry, I'm just an internet pedant picking up the point that although Tolkien is dead, there are several people / institutions with a big stake in the legacy of his writings.