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JRRT was a responsible adult who willingly entered into a binding legal contract to sell LOTR to a third party for the purposes of dramatic or film rights. He willingly did so knowing full well what this process entailed and involved. He could have
a- not sold the rights at all, or
b - negotiated a sale for possibly less money but retaining some type of artistic control over the result.
But he did neither of these.
At the same time, JRRT believed that the book would not lend itself to a film or stage presentation. He believed that such a transition to another medium would not be successful.
I think rather than me tell you what these facts may mean, I ask others here what they mean to you?
Why would you sell someone somthing when you were on record as believing that the purchasing party would not be able to realize the value in their part of the bargain?
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