On Feb 11, 2009, at 11:00 AM, John at Rivendell wrote:
> Got a call today from a lawyer representing the firm that owns the > rights to the middle-earth names in the Movie, and we can keep > Rivendell (we predate the movie by far, and there are numerous > companies with Rivendell in the name); but they have a prob with > Legolas, and might squawk some about Bombadil and Quickbeam (but > they weren't in the Movie, so maybe not); and Baggins won't fly for > sure--. So we may have to rename the Bombadil and Quickbeam. This > is a much more pleasant call to get than, "Your carbon fork > snapped, and my client's family..." The lawyer was-seemed- > sincerely normal and friendly, and it's not like BIG news here, > just a little things we have to deal with. If our names came before > the Movie, we may be off the hook. Legal things, we'll play > according to the law and the right standards, but I'll be bummed if > "Bombadil" has to go. Frankly I'm surprised- and pleased- that you didn't get that call in 1995 or so. > How does "Yves Gomez" sound for a mountain bike? Hmmm. Maybe not so much. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
