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Originally Posted by Mnemosyne
In other words, the other Inklings books that I've heard of may use Tolkien in a fantasy type setting, but I don't think they've yet tried doing it in the sense of "Tolkien translated all of these manuscripts and Middle-earth was real in some way, shape, or form." This isn't what the news sources have said, but it would give the Estate's case of "copyright infringement" something to stand on. Of course, this would open up a whole, huge can of worms, over what the difference is between an author and the author's own fictional representations of himself, the difference between fact and fiction, etc. But it certainly makes the Estate's actions appear more logical, if not necessarily justifiable.
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This says that besides the issue with the book's cover design, the Estate thinks the book
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...."trivialises the name, personality and reputation of the late professor".
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Maybe the Estate's being petty, but it's their right to challenge things like this if they feel it necessary. Leave it for the courts!
Now, my judgement may be colored by the fact that I really am not interested in reading the book at all, and wouldn't be even if the Estate had
no objections to it, but I don't see what all the fuss is about.