Remember the drunkenhobbit.com decision?
Well there’s a new one today covering hobbits.com and hobbitts.com
If you’re going to grab a Tolkien related domain choose something truly generic. It will save you a lot of headaches 🙂
Trying to argue that the term “hobbit” is NOT an invention of Tolkien’s didn’t work in the past, so how it would work now is beyond me
With the new film adaptation of The Hobbit attracting so much media attention it’s hardly surprising that the Tolkien estate is clamping down even more. Of course that could just be a coincidence…
I know it was thought up by Tolkien, but didn’t the word “hobbit” get entered into the dictionary? Seems harsh to go after the hobbit names.
James
It’s trademarked as part of the Tolkien estate, so they have to protect it.
There are quite a few trademark terms in dictionaries at this stage, but they’re still defendable
Michele
You’re confusing Tolkien Enterprises with Tolkien Estate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_Estate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_Enterprises