US EditionAn unauthorized sequel to ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ has been sued out of existence by the Tolkien estate and Amazon
- US author Demetrious Polychron has been ordered to destroy all physical and electronic copies of his book "The Fellowship Of The King" and pay $130,000 in legal fees.
- Polychron's book was deemed to have broken copyright, leading to a lawsuit by the estate of JRR Tolkien, the original author of Lord of the Rings.
- A permanent injunction has been granted, preventing Polychron from distributing the book or writing any further books based on Tolkien's work.
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Tolkien Estate Wins Court Battle, Kills Fan-Authored Sequel And Planned Series
The estate of the late “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien has prevailed in a lawsuit against a fan who claimed to have authored “the obvious pitch-perfect sequel” to the beloved fantasy trilogy, The New York Times reported on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson, of the Central District of California, ruled last week in a summary judgment that the author — Demetrious Polychron — had violated copyright protections on works owned…
Al macero il sequel letterario de Il signore degli anelli. Il signor Demetrious Polychron pensava di battere cassa da Amazon ma invece è stato battuto lui e senza tanta pietà. Nel 2022 Polychron aveva avuto l’ardire di accusare Amazon e Tolkien Estate (l’ente che tutela le opere del maestro J.R.R. Tolkien) di una sorta di sconsiderato plagio. Lo scrittore statunitense che si occupa di fan fiction, ovvero quella narrativa ad uso e consumo degli a…
La fondazioneThe Estate of J. R. R. Tolkien e Amazon hanno avuto la meglio nei due procedimenti contro l'autore statunitense Demetrious Polychron per il suo libro "The Fellowship of the King"
After dueling lawsuits, fan barred from selling Lord of The Rings sequel
Demetrious Polychron had been a devoted fan of the Lord of the Rings novels since his childhood. In a 2017 letter to Simon Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien's grandson, Polychron professed his love for the series - and wrote that he had…
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