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Tolkien is 93 and informed the board he was retiring and resigning on Aug 31. It wasn't announced until today while all the legal paperwork was completed. Christopher was always much more interested in preserving his father's legacy than making money off of it, and limited licensing of products based on Middle Earth. The remaining board members it seems, do not share that attitude, and some are expecting a licensing blitz to ensue. It certainly puts the Warner Brothers settlement with the estate earlier this year and the recent deal with Amazon for a TV series in a different perspective.
Whatever the case, I wish Christopher well and hope he has a long retirement to enjoy.
-M
Tolkien is 93 and informed the board he was retiring and resigning on Aug 31. It wasn't announced until today while all the legal paperwork was completed. Christopher was always much more interested in preserving his father's legacy than making money off of it, and limited licensing of products based on Middle Earth. The remaining board members it seems, do not share that attitude, and some are expecting a licensing blitz to ensue. It certainly puts the Warner Brothers settlement with the estate earlier this year and the recent deal with Amazon for a TV series in a different perspective.
Whatever the case, I wish Christopher well and hope he has a long retirement to enjoy.
-M
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