The author of a Lord Of The Rings sequel has been ordered to destroy all bodily and digital copies and pay greater than $130,000 in authorized charges.
US creator Demetrious Polychron was sued for copyright infringement by the property of creator JRR Tolkien, the author of the unique books – after Polychron first tried to sue them.
Polychron claimed in April that Amazon’s TV collection The Rings Of Power – set hundreds of years earlier than Lord Of The Rings – infringed his personal e book, The Fellowship Of The King.
His case was dismissed by a US district courtroom, which stated Polychron’s personal novel had damaged copyright.
The Tolkien property then started its personal authorized motion to dam the e book – which Polychron had described as “the pitch-perfect sequel to The Lord Of The Rings”.
A courtroom has now granted a everlasting injunction which means The Fellowship Of The King can not be distributed and Polychron can’t write any additional books based mostly on Tolkien’s work.
All copies of it should be destroyed, the Tolkien property stated in a press release, and the ruling additionally forces Polycron to signal a declaration confirming he is complied.
Polychron should additionally pay authorized charges of $134,000 (£106,000) to the property and Amazon to cowl the prices of his preliminary lawsuit – which the courtroom stated was unreasonable and frivolous.
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The Tolkien property’s UK solicitor, Steven Maier, stated Polychron had written his e book on a “commercial basis” and known as the authorized consequence an “important success” for preserving the copyright of the famed fantasy epic.
He stated Tolkien’s property wouldn’t enable “unauthorised authors and publishers to monetize JRR Tolkien’s much-loved works in this way”.
“The estate hopes that the award of a permanent injunction and attorneys’ fees will be sufficient to dissuade others who may have similar intentions,” added Mr Maier.
Source: information.sky.com”