Warner Bros. Claims Tolkien Estate Breached 'Hobbit' Contract (Exclusive)"The studio alleges that repudiation of online game rights not only cost it millions of dollars but also decreased exposure for "Hobbit" films."
"Warner Bros. is going after the estate of author J.R.R. Tolkien hard in litigation over online slot machines and games tied to the lucrative Lord of the Rings and Hobbit properties." - from the Hollywood Reporter
The One Ring in Hollywood is the ring of the cash register. Who knew that all Sauron really needed was a lawyer. He should have filed a lawsuit demanding that Frodo return the ring and we would be left with hundreds of pages of legal briefs to ponder. Sauron was a piker compared to a lawyer when it comes to torment and despair.
Perhaps JRR Tolkein should have changed his poem;
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Vegas where the Casinos lie.
"Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/warner-bros-claims-tolkien-estate-428390
