Copyright Law News
9/26/2008 7:10:46 AM EST
Court: No punitive damages in 'LOTR' suit
LOS ANGELES – (AP) A judge has barred the estate of "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien from seeking punitive damages against the studio that brought the trilogy to the big screen.
Tolkien's heirs claim New Line Cinema has failed to pay any royalties from the estimated $6 billion they say the movie . . . .
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