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   Aether ??? (aether@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 19:11:52 JST Aether ???
   The writer of an unauthorised sequel to The Lord of the Rings had the bright idea of suing both Amazon and the Tolkien estate for infringing his copyright.
   
   theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/18/copyright-claim-against-tolkien-estate-backfires-on-lord-of-the-rings-fanfiction-author
   
   Bold strategy, but he already lost and has to pay $134,000 in legal fees.
   
   And all copies - both physical and digital - of his book have been ordered destroyed. That part about destroying digital copies concerns me, but let's face it, this thing averaged one star on Barnes and Noble solely because you can't give zero stars in a review.
   
   At least The Eye of Argon was an original work, and Jim Theis never tried to sue anyone.
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     Sir Nedwood - Sydney 🇦🇺 (ned@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 19:11:52 JST Sir Nedwood - Sydney 🇦🇺

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     @Aether I wish the Tolkien estate would sue Amazon for damages.