I'm fine with that, but just don't put JRR Tolkien as the (sole) author. And as I said, it would have been better if Christopher were credited as a co-author of

I'm fine with that, but just don't put JRR Tolkien as the (sole) author. And as I said, it would have been better if Christopher were credited as a co-author of the Silmarillion, because he really is. But also I think copyright should be amended just to clear up the legal status of fanfics and derivative works and definitely allow them, as long as they are clearly labeled as such And actually.. I really like the fanfic "The Last Ringbearer", described in those two articles (the second one written by its author, the article itself is a great read) "Middle-earth according to Mordor" https://www.salon.com/2011/02/15/last_ringbearer/ https://www.salon.com/2011/02/15/last_ringbearer/ "Why I reimagined "LOTR" from Mordor's perspective" https://www.salon.com/2011/02/23/last_ringbearer_explanation/ https://www.salon.com/2011/02/23/last_ringbearer_explanation...