Whether The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power can keep up with the templates by JRR Tolkien, most fantasy fans will probably say no. After all, there were a lot of original ideas in the first season. But even there an author named Demetrious Polychron disagrees: According to his $250 million lawsuit, Amazon and the Tolkien descendants are said to have unscrupulously stolen from his books for the series.
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As the entertainment site Radar Online reports, Demetrious is currently suing Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and the administrators of the Tolkien estate for damages. The producers are said to have adopted characters, storylines and even images, which are based on the covers of his books.
By his own admission, Demetrious has one based on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings template written a novel called The Fellowship of the King and published. He also designed a seven-part book series called The War of the Rings.
The author claims to have acquired a copyright for the novel in 2017. Any attempt of However, contacting Tolkien’s descendants was unsuccessful for years. Now they will have to listen to see what it looks like.
Whether Demetrious’ lawsuit can succeed is difficult to assess. Many Tolkien fans will find them cheeky. However, procedures based on allegations of plagiarism can be very complicated and take years before a decision is reached.
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