Copyrights to Elvish and Traditional knowledge of Bionicle / Copycast by CLAIMS / S1E6: Tolkien 2

Listen to this episode from Copycast by CLAIMS on Spotify. Did Tolkien have copyrights to the languages created by him? Why Māori are more powerful than the Professor? And how the Oracle vs. Google case helps us to understand the protection of Quenya?In this episode, intellectual property lawyers Victor and Anton talk about legal protection of Quenya, Java, Māori and other languages.Key moments: 00:00 Go!00:46 Tolkien's copyrights history: Recap of the previous episode of Copycast01:31 Did Tolkien have copyrights to his languages?08:50 What if Tolkien was Māori...11:09 Māori vs. Lego Bionicle  13:12 Class of Aragorn16:45 Kia Ora case18:05 Oracle vs. Google case19:40 Copyright to languages in future To learn more about intellectual property rights to the Tolkien's legacy, listen to the previous episode of Copycast. We also present to you a complete timeline of Tolkien's copyright: from books to films and even merchandise. You will find out which companies “inherited” the rights to Tolkien’s works, to whom the licensing rights to film adaptations of the professor’s works were transferred in different periods, and, perhaps most importantly... When will anyone be able to freely use The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and other works of the greatest fantasy author.  ▶️ The infographic is available on our website via this link: https://claimsip.com/promo/tolkiens_timeline/

Copyright to LOTR, Trademarked Middle-earth, and Amazon's deal on the Second Age / S1E5: Tolkien

Listen to this episode from Copycast by CLAIMS on Spotify.  How long should we wait until Tolkien's legacy becomes public domain? Or will it never happen due to trademarks? Who exactly owns the rights to the world of Middle-earth, and why is 'The Rings of Power' considered Amazon's fan-fiction? In this episode of #Copycast, IP lawyers Victor and Anton explore the world of intellectual property rights to the universe of Tolkien. Key moments:00:00 - Go!00:53 - Why Tolkien's books are not in public domain02:23 - It's not easy to calculate when copyrights to LOTR will expire06:10 - Who owns copyrights to the Tolkien's legacy  06:41 - The Tolkien Estate07:38 - The first copyrights deal and The Middle-earth Enterprises10:16 - When you should get license from The Tolkien Estate, and when from The Middle-earth Enterprises12:50 - Trademarks to rule them all15:29 - The Middle-earth Enterprises against Dungeons & Dragons17:49 - How a license changed gods19:56 - Amazon and The Rings of Power21:25 - What Amazon owns exactly24:42 - What's wrong with the official story about the deal between Amazon and The Tolkien Estate Video:https://youtu.be/eIkB8H9-dKk

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