Author Topic: No Hobbit-supporting thread?  (Read 1075 times)

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No Hobbit-supporting thread?
« on: March 15, 2012, 12:10:12 AM »

I'm sure most of you have seen this already, but in case some haven't:




From BBC:

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A popular pub and music venue called The Hobbit has been threatened with legal action by US movie lawyers.
The Southampton pub has been accused of copyright infringement by lawyers representing the Saul Zaentz Company (SZC) in California.
The company owns the worldwide rights to several brands associated with author JRR Tolkien, including The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings.
Landlady Stella Mary Roberts said: "I can't fight Hollywood."

The pub in Portswood, which is popular with students, has traded with the name for more than 20 years.
It features characters from Tolkien's stories on its signs, has "Frodo" and "Gandalf" cocktails on the menu, and the face of Lord of the Rings film star Elijah Wood on its loyalty card.
A letter from SZC asked it to remove all references to the characters.
The company asserts it has "exclusive worldwide rights to motion picture, merchandising, stage and other rights in certain literary works of JRR Tolkien including The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit".




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Re: No Hobbit-supporting thread?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2012, 12:26:18 AM »
Bloody grabing money hungry corporate bastards..... I believe in getting THEM frankly..... >:(
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Re: No Hobbit-supporting thread?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2012, 12:32:01 AM »
Bloody grabing money hungry corporate bastards..... I believe in getting THEM frankly..... >:(

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Sorry - the FB link is a bit small on that picture, so: http://www.facebook.com/SaveTheHobbitSouthampton

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Re: No Hobbit-supporting thread?
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2012, 09:09:21 AM »
I've got fond memories of being thrown out of there  :-\
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