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News from Bree
spymaster@theonering.net
Apr 1 2015, 1:37am
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TheOneRing.net sued by World Wrestling Entertainment
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TheOneRing.net, the largest Tolkien-related fan-site on the internet, and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), professional wrestling entertainment powerhouse, have been unable to resolve recent legal disputes over TheOneRing.net name. TheOneRing.net’s desires to keep the communications private were dashed this week, with WWE breaking off discussions and proceeding with a copyright infringement claim in court.
"Clearly the 'one ring' refers to our wrestling ring," said WWE Majority Owner and CEO Vince McMahon in a prepared statement, "and we are confident that any jury will recognize that. When someone is searching online for the 'one ring,' they want to find out more about WWE."
Chris Pirrotta, founder of TheOneRing.net, disagrees. "While I respect the integrity and success of the world of professional wrestling and the WWE, I believe there are many different uses of the word 'ring' and reject WWE's assertion of a monopoly over the term."
WWE is no stranger to the courtroom, having lost their previous initials (WWF) in 2002 after the World Wildlife Fund sued the wrestling company over a broken agreement. Pirotta is quick to point out that he has no issue with WWE's terminology. "They're welcome to use the word 'ring'. They're welcome to call their ring the 'one ring'. We just ask that we be allowed to keep our name. There's never been any confusion in the past."
McMahon disagrees, however, saying "our market research shows tells us that approximately 90%" of first-time visitors to TheOneRing.net are looking for information about WWE superstars such as Roman Reigns or John Cena. "Quite frankly," he continues, "I doubt that many people have actually read Mr. Tolstoy's books and even fewer know about the films."
Cliff Broadway, who contributes to TheOneRing.net under the pseudonym "Quickbeam", believes there is only one way to solve the dispute. "I am issuing a challenge to WWE Champion Brock Lesnar for a match at Summerslam," he says, referring to the upcoming wrestling event. "It will be the WWE Title versus TheOneRing.net name where winner takes all. And I think WWE will find Hell hath no fury like an Ent scorned."
As of yet, WWE has not responded to the challenge, and TheOneRing.net continues to post news related to The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the associated personalities.
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NottaSackville
Valinor
Apr 1 2015, 11:54am
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Well - that's how *I* got here
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I mistyped Rowdy Roddy Piper in Google and ended up in the middle of a discussion about that rowdy, rotten Pippen.
Notta
 Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville
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Brethil
Half-elven
Apr 1 2015, 12:06pm
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Just such a shame he stole so much from Harry Potter.
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Meneldor
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Apr 1 2015, 2:06pm
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You're never gonna believe this,
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but I have it on the best of authority that pro wrestling is fixed!
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. -Psalm 107
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Otaku-sempai
Immortal
Apr 1 2015, 2:13pm
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I used to be a fan of pro wrestling!
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Then I turned eleven.
"At the end of the journey, all men think that their youth was Arcadia..." - Phantom F. Harlock
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Otaku-sempai
Immortal
Apr 1 2015, 3:58pm
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I was either quoting or paraphrasing someone else, but I can't remember who!
"At the end of the journey, all men think that their youth was Arcadia..." - Phantom F. Harlock
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RosieLass
Valinor
Apr 1 2015, 4:20pm
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I know that's how I got here. 
"Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it."
--Joyce Meyer
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP
--Leonard Nimoy
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RosieLass
Valinor
Apr 1 2015, 4:21pm
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But I still found it entertaining.
And the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling were even better, because they didn't even pretend to be serious. 
"Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it."
--Joyce Meyer
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP
--Leonard Nimoy
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emre43
Rohan
Apr 1 2015, 5:26pm
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Only when I read a comment did I realise
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Ethel Duath
Half-elven
Apr 1 2015, 6:58pm
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Or maybe that's exactly what you meant.
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Donry
Tol Eressea
Apr 1 2015, 8:19pm
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any quotes from the Iron Sheik? Probably family friendly.
What's the matter, James? No glib remark? No pithy comeback?"
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Celedor
Rivendell
Apr 1 2015, 8:56pm
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Some TORN writer apparently has too much time on his hands!
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