A Lord of the Rings fanfiction writer has lost a copyright lawsuit after opening up a counterproductive legal battle against JRR Tolkien’s estate.
Demetrious Polychron published what he described as the “pitch-perfect” Lord of the Rings follow-up in 2022, titled The Fellowship of the King.
But the following April, Polychron attempted to sue the Tolkien estate and Amazon over the spin-off TV series The Rings of Power, which he claimed infringed his copyright …
THAT’S NOT HOW COPYRIGHT WORKS
Charlie Stross /
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