Tolkien Estate and Warner Bros. settle $80-million Hobbit lawsuit
The estate of JRR Tolkien and Warner Bros. have settled a case over the digital exploitation of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings after five years of litigation, reported Hollywood Reporter.
http://www.thresq.com/2009/09/hobbit-settlement.html
http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/33019.html
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/09/09/09/1316220/Tolkien-Trust-Okays-Hobbit-Movie
How would they have made the movies if the novels had never been written??? :confused: