Norin_was_taken@kbin.socialtoGaming@kbin.social•Lord of the Rings needs to be ‘one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world,’ Embracer COO says
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1 year agoI would dislike corporate LotR a lot less if the IP were in the public domain.
As it is right now, corporate ownership of Tolkien’s work just puts a bad taste in my mouth because the people selling it really want you to believe that their product is a “real” addition to the work of someone dead for decades. Meanwhile everything else is fan fiction and illegitimate.
When a story belongs to everyone though, then anyone can tell it however they please and choose to ignore or disregard the additions of other people.
Magic Carpet Ride intensifies