But Tolkien doesn't have a copyright on the concept of fantasy races... he has a copyright on the fantasy races he wrote about. And even then, only in their spe

But Tolkien doesn't have a copyright on the concept of fantasy races... he has a copyright on the fantasy races he wrote about. And even then, only in their specifics, not their generalities. That's the entire point of copyright. No one can copyright love stories, they can only copyright their love story.