Well, that's certainly a thing they did.

[rogueslayer452]

++ Since it was announced that Netflix's Marvel shows will be leaving the service, it has been confirmed that they will be moving to Disney+ later this month. I suspected that would be the case. I still would love to have all those shows on DVD, though.

++ So, the Tolkien Estate just went full-on Sackville-Baggins with their newest updated policies.

On the surface, the requests and demands are utterly ridiculous and it would be impossible to enforce the majority of these considering how much Tolkien's work has been majorly influential worldwide. However, many have shown concern because this is, like, Anne Rice levels of attempting to control/police fans and the transformative works they create, just extended even further to any mention of Tolkien and his work in anything, unless you specifically ask permission from the Tolkien Estate. This isn't about maintaining the integrity of Tolkien's legacy, it's about money and greed and control, nothing more. I don't know what's going to happen, or if anything will come from this. I'm just so flabbergasted by it all, to be honest.

++ In more fun news, The Legend of Vox Machina made it to WatchMojo.com's Top Ten Moments videos. That's when you know you've made it. (Although small mistake as most fans are pointing out: Pike is a cleric, not a paladin.) Either way though, I just think this is so cool and nifty, is all.

Comments

[autumndaze]

Someone I follow wondered if it was Amazon putting pressure on the Tolkien estate to be stricter about this, which could be the case I suppose, but I'm not sure what good it would do either of them, since it seems pretty unenforceable, unless Amazon starts pulling a Disney and copyright-claiming any orc or elf characters and saying it's a rip-off of their "Rings of Power" show (ie., how Disney copyright-claimed anyone making Loki merch, even when it wasn't of the Marvel character), but that might even put Amazon's money to the test. And it's not like Amazon can enforce Tolkien's copyright for the Tolkien estate, just "Rings of Power" stuff. Imagine if Amazon started going after fanart for the MGM/WB films... or the animated ones...

It's all so stupid.

[rogueslayer452]

That was initial thought too, and it's not that far off from what you'd expect from a mega corporation like Amazon, however I also agree with your sentiment that it just doesn't seem like it would benefit either party in that case. I agree that they would more or less just want to protect their product of The Rings Of Power more than just Tolkien overall.

There's also the fact that the youngest of Tolkien's children just recently passed away, so it's rather sus that all of this is happening now all of a sudden....

We don't really know the certain what's going on, who is behind all of these decisions and why now, it's all speculation at the moment. I think we can all agree that these policy changes are ridiculous and so stupid. Even the wording of them seems so condescending, too, it's just laughable.