LOTR spin-off books? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bungo Baggins · 12-22-2004, 09:38 AM

I just was perusing the bookshelves at a local Borders the other day and noticed how many Star Wars related books are on the shelves, and I had a terrifying thought: What if some publishing company tried to buy the rights to his works and create new stories based on his original works? Would you buy them? I'm not sure if his works are protected or not, so I would appreciate it if anyone knew more about the matter.

For the record, I would not buy any of these spin-off stories, as tempting as it might be.

12-22-2004, 09:38 AM	#1
Bungo Baggins Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The shire Posts: 32	LOTR spin-off books? I just was perusing the bookshelves at a local Borders the other day and noticed how many Star Wars related books are on the shelves, and I had a terrifying thought: What if some publishing company tried to buy the rights to his works and create new stories based on his original works? Would you buy them? I'm not sure if his works are protected or not, so I would appreciate it if anyone knew more about the matter. For the record, I would not buy any of these spin-off stories, as tempting as it might be. __________________ "The closer we are to danger, the farther we are from harm. It's the last thing he'll expect."