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07-15-2009, 10:57 AM | #1 |
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‘Hobbit’ Heirs Seek $220 Million From Time Warner Over ‘Rings’
from Bloomberg News. Follow the link to the story. I have never before seen the reference to “7.5 percent of future receipts,” but then I am not privy to the details.
J.R.R. Tolkien sold movie rights to his “Lord of the Rings” novels 40 years ago for 7.5 percent of future receipts. Three films and $6 billion later, his heirs say they haven’t seen a dime from Time Warner Inc. The accounting methods used by New Line Cinema, the Time Warner unit that made the movies, will face a jury’s scrutiny in October, when the heirs’ lawsuit against the New York-based media company is set for trial in Los Angeles Superior Court. |
07-29-2009, 02:09 AM | #2 |
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07-29-2009, 09:49 AM | #3 |
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It'll be an interesting legal circus to watch in October, then.
I had to laugh at the phrase: "not one Orc-slobbered piece of silver".
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