Silmarillion-movie? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lothriel · 07-07-2008, 07:07 AM

I was wondering what the legality would be behind a non-profit, fan based project based on one or more stories from The Silmarillion?

Looking around I've found conflicting views on it. Some say it's fine as long as you don't quote directly from the books. But then again the Tolkien Estate has taken people to court simply for having part of a "Tolkien" name in a web address. ("Shire" supposidly being exclusively the intellectual property of Tolkien Estate. Wonder if my beloved home of Ayrshire knows this?)

I know that this may have been discussed in several topics already, but it would take far longer to look through this massive forum than to just dredge it up here. ^^

07-07-2008, 07:07 AM	#11
Lothriel Newly Deceased Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5	I was wondering what the legality would be behind a non-profit, fan based project based on one or more stories from The Silmarillion? Looking around I've found conflicting views on it. Some say it's fine as long as you don't quote directly from the books. But then again the Tolkien Estate has taken people to court simply for having part of a "Tolkien" name in a web address. ("Shire" supposidly being exclusively the intellectual property of Tolkien Estate. Wonder if my beloved home of Ayrshire knows this?) I know that this may have been discussed in several topics already, but it would take far longer to look through this massive forum than to just dredge it up here. ^^