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Sunflower
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Sep 10 2009, 12:08am
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As Kristin said, sttlements tend to come in the tens of millions, not the hundreds. This is a historical lawsuit. And as far as having the rights to TH..well, I stand by my "Oscar: comments. TH is more of a fairy tale then LOTR (talking animals, we presume, and a dragon) so it may not have the same chance. But you don't know. Studios fight hard every year and jostle for position whne it comes to getting nominated and getting a BP, don;t think there isn't a lot of ego, and yes, emotion, involved. It's always been that way. But this year the questions are stillflying as to why the Academy went to 10 Best Pic nominees. Some speculate that the studios are in direr financial shape then they are willing to let on, due to the slump in DVED sales, which increasingly take up a bigger shre of the profits pie for studios. So some are saying that the Studios are going to try to get their blockbusters in there, so they can put that little Golden Guy at the lower corner of the DVD box, so people may buy it. (this isn't me conspiracy theorying; I've actually read this speculation on a few prominent movie sites.) So on the surface, yes, it's just "business"; but I imagine there have been a lot of wrods traded betwen Mr. Bewkes and his minions. My post might be "emotional," but IMO you can't be suite sure that those kind of sentiments don't cross the minds of the suits in private. But again, this is just me fanticizing..I've had an overripe imagination the past few days
(This post was edited by Sunflower on Sep 10 2009, 12:17am)
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Tolkien Trust, New Line & HarperCollins Settle LOTR Lawsuit
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Oden
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Sep 8 2009, 6:58pm
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Finally!
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Ataahua
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Sep 8 2009, 7:27pm
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You didn't believe VTF last week? {NT}
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MrCere
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Sep 9 2009, 1:18am
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It wasn't confirmed last week.
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Ataahua
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Sep 9 2009, 1:34am
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More from Nikki Finke
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Sunflower
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Sep 9 2009, 4:52am
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*grin*
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Peredhil lover
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Sep 9 2009, 5:27am
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Great!
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Compa_Mighty
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Sep 10 2009, 1:17pm
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And Now
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Kangi Ska
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Sep 8 2009, 7:40pm
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Glad to see this over and done with!
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Ainu Laire
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Sep 8 2009, 7:43pm
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A rather odd quote from Warner Bros.
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mwirkk
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Sep 8 2009, 8:10pm
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It does come across as
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Silverlode
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Sep 9 2009, 12:18am
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Comes across as more than a bit miffed.
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Sunflower
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Sep 9 2009, 4:22am
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That interpretation sounds a little over-emotional.
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GaladrielTX
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Sep 9 2009, 6:17pm
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"It's business, not personal"
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Sunflower
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Sep 10 2009, 12:08am
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As in --
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hamlet
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Sep 15 2009, 4:37pm
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Oh! Never knew about that Easter Egg!... Thank you!!! :-D //
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mae govannen
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Oct 16 2009, 6:37am
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"Contributions"
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Elizabeth
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Sep 9 2009, 7:12am
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Of course...
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Sunflower
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Sep 9 2009, 7:20am
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You're right, Elizabeth, and I thank you...
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Patty
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Sep 9 2009, 3:42pm
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I agree with your observations, Elizabeth.
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TolkienJackson
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Sep 9 2009, 4:13pm
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Not my intent
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mwirkk
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Sep 9 2009, 10:13pm
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than all we have to do is enjoy this exciting time on TORn!
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Mithrandír
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Sep 8 2009, 9:25pm
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Woohoo!
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Eledhwen
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Sep 8 2009, 9:54pm
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Excellent.
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Buchanicus
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Sep 8 2009, 10:06pm
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Yes! Hurrah! /
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Kimi
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Sep 9 2009, 12:06am
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Fantastic News!
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stormcrow20
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Sep 9 2009, 5:48am
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I wonder...
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Sunflower
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Sep 9 2009, 7:10am
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Yes, that's a lot of money!
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Kristin Thompson
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Sep 9 2009, 4:19pm
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Thanks!
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Sunflower
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Sep 10 2009, 12:13am
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Glad to post
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Oden
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Sep 9 2009, 6:05pm
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This
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SirDennisC
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Sep 9 2009, 8:46pm
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Right you are...
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Oden
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Sep 9 2009, 11:28pm
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I hesitated
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SirDennisC
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Sep 10 2009, 1:28am
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It's good that the official announcement of the finalization of the settlement got it's own thread
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Sep 10 2009, 5:24am
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"We deeply value the contributions of the Tolkien novels to the success of our films..."
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Earl
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Sep 9 2009, 7:47am
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Hm...
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Sunflower
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Sep 9 2009, 8:53am
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The real reason the Estate won
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sharku
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Sep 9 2009, 9:10am
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Great news indeed!
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dernwyn
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Sep 9 2009, 10:25am
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Maybe now that this obstacle is removed ...
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BlueMan
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Sep 9 2009, 2:12pm
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Yessss...
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Bexlin
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Sep 10 2009, 12:25pm
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We are all winners in this situation ...
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Elven
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Sep 9 2009, 2:17pm
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I'm sure that part of the settlement is a process to guarantee that the same thing won't happen again
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Sep 9 2009, 3:57pm
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I think I was refering back to this ...
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Elven
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Sep 12 2009, 10:37am
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