Rechte und Lizenzen
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Wer besitzt eigentlich Mittelerde? Die kurze Antwort: Es ist kompliziert. Die längere führt durch Urheberrecht, Marken, Filmrechte, Lizenzverträge und jede Menge Kleingedrucktes. Tobias und Eule verfolgen die Spur vom Hobbit bis zum Herrn der Ringe – und stoßen dabei auf Deals, die selbst Saruman aufmerksam gelesen hätte.
Es geht um einen höchst ungewöhnlichen Hobbit-Kurzfilm, Tolkiens Steuerkonstruktion auf den Bahamas, den folgenreichen Vertrag mit United Artists und die Frage, wie Saul Zaentz, Peter Jackson, New Line, Amazon und Embracer ins Spiel kamen. Dabei zeigt sich: Nicht nur der Eine Ring wechselte häufig den Besitzer.
Am Ende steht ein Überblick darüber, wer heute welche Tolkien-Rechte kontrolliert, was Fans und Kreative dürfen und wann Tolkiens Werke möglicherweise gemeinfrei werden. Eine Reise durch fast neun Jahrzehnte Lizenzgeschichte – mit mehr Wendungen als der Weg nach Mordor und deutlich mehr Paragrafen.
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