tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post8001535176083516036..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: Tolkien Enterprises vs. TSRJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-83335440864638764452024-02-16T00:00:35.734-08:002024-02-16T00:00:35.734-08:00I believe I have settled the dispute https://twitt...I believe I have settled the dispute https://twitter.com/zionius/status/1758397935845544137<br />If you follow this case on PACER, you can find many more files about Tolkien Enterprises's legal actions.zioniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717516156768708288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-42740732429517367302020-08-08T18:52:06.581-07:002020-08-08T18:52:06.581-07:00This is an absolutely splendid find! How many time...This is an absolutely splendid find! How many times did I have to listen to "the family sued D&D!" And today, even though they have renamed themselves to Middle-earth Enterprises, the misunderstanding still continues. <br /><br />Ah, poor halflings! Marcel R. Bülleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537495830521624652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-12528402303681567752020-08-08T08:49:23.488-07:002020-08-08T08:49:23.488-07:00I've always been put off by the drive by some ...I've always been put off by the drive by some fans to demonize the Tolkien Estate. I've been especially flummoxed and annoyed by the Gygax fans who followed his lead (seen mostly in Dragon magazine back in the day) in denigrating Tolkien's work generally.<br /><br />I'd be shocked anyone with any knowledge of the Enterprises/Estate differences would have disagreed with you. Everything about that letter sounds like an Enterprises action. Interesting that they licensed MERP soon thereafter (1982) rather then D&D. I wonder if TSR was offered a chance at that tie in or if it was never on the table. (I understand you tried to get the rights for later, in the 1990s but that it was a relatively short lived attempt?)<br /><br />I also wonder if the new Amazon series is basically going to be MERP as a TV show. It seems likely to struggle under similar chronological constraints.Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620026998861471269noreply@blogger.com