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Demetrious Polychron v. Jeff Bezos et al
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December 18, 2023
Amazon, Tolkien Heirs Get $135K Fees In Fan Fiction IP Suit
A California federal judge awarded Amazon and J.R.R. Tolkien's heirs $134,000 in attorney fees in litigation he previously tossed, which claimed they ripped off a fan-fiction writer's sequel to "The Lord of the Rings," calling the complaint "frivolous" and underscoring the "fantasticality" of the writer's copyright infringement claim.
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September 26, 2023
Tolkien Fanfic Writer Says Amazon Bid Hurts Copyright Act
A fan-fiction writer who sued Amazon and J.R.R. Tolkien's heirs in April on allegations of ripping off his "Tolkien-inspired" books to create Amazon's "The Rings of Power" series said granting the defendants' recent bid for more than $153,000 in attorney fees would chill future copyright claims and that he simply has "nothing to give" after putting everything into his now-dismissed lawsuit.
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September 11, 2023
Tolkien Trust Seeks IP Fees As Writer's Atty Asks To Withdraw
Amazon and J.R.R. Tolkien's estate asked a California federal judge Friday to award over $153,000 in attorney fees for beating a fan-fiction writer's "objectively unreasonable" $250 million copyright suit alleging they ripped off his "Lord of the Rings" sequels, days after the writer's counsel sought to withdraw from representing him.
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August 14, 2023
'Lord Of The Rings' Fan Writer's $250M IP Suit Shall Not Pass
A California federal judge on Monday tossed a fan-fiction writer's $250 million copyright infringement lawsuit alleging Amazon Studios and J.R.R. Tolkien's heirs ripped off his sequels to "The Lord of the Rings," finding his books aren't copyright-protected because they were "lifted lock, stock and barrel" from the hit fantasy series.