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Lord of the Rings MMO takeover offers unexpected insights
Nov 24, 2020
2020/11/24 18:39:43 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2020/11/24 18:39:43 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
I am not quite sure what to make of this but have you seen this article? In it you will get the download to a contract pdf including things that seem to plan ahead the future of the franchise?
A Heap Of New Details On Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings MMO Have Been Revealed
The moment I read The Silmarillion Materials in that document I had about half a heart attack.
A Heap Of New Details On Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings MMO Have Been Revealed
The moment I read The Silmarillion Materials in that document I had about half a heart attack.
Ooooh, thanks for sharing the link. I've downloaded the documentation for reading later when I have time.
The use of "Silmarillion Materials" is conditioned on SZC actually gaining rights to them, which they do not currently have:
"j. Silmarillion Materials. If during the Term, SZC acquires rights to any content, works of authorship or trademarks included in The Silmarillion that are protected by copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights (the “Silmarillion Materials”), on terms that permit SZC to grant Licensee the licenses granted under Section 2.a (Rights in Licensed Product) on the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to such Silmarillion Materials, then Licensee shall promptly notify Licensee in writing of such acquisition of rights (the “Silmarillion Notice”)."
"j. Silmarillion Materials. If during the Term, SZC acquires rights to any content, works of authorship or trademarks included in The Silmarillion that are protected by copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights (the “Silmarillion Materials”), on terms that permit SZC to grant Licensee the licenses granted under Section 2.a (Rights in Licensed Product) on the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to such Silmarillion Materials, then Licensee shall promptly notify Licensee in writing of such acquisition of rights (the “Silmarillion Notice”)."
Plus, there's no real reason for the Estate to sell the rights to SZC. They would be more likely to simply enter into agreements themselves to license (& control) "Silmarillion" material. They don't really need SCZ.
Olwe thanks for posting.
This is specifically talking about the MMO game that Amazon Technologies are part of and is pretty standard. It gives Leyou/Amazon Technologies first refusal to license the content should SZC obtain rights to The Silmarillion. It even states that SZC are not expected to make any effort to gain such rights.
From what I read this says nothing about the future of the franchise and as Khamûl points out the Estate has no reason to sell those rights.
This is an industry standard agreement that simply protects Leyou/Amazon's potential future growth using IP related to their already licensed IP.
This is specifically talking about the MMO game that Amazon Technologies are part of and is pretty standard. It gives Leyou/Amazon Technologies first refusal to license the content should SZC obtain rights to The Silmarillion. It even states that SZC are not expected to make any effort to gain such rights.
From what I read this says nothing about the future of the franchise and as Khamûl points out the Estate has no reason to sell those rights.
This is an industry standard agreement that simply protects Leyou/Amazon's potential future growth using IP related to their already licensed IP.
Yup there is a community for it and its over here if you like to join in on the fun.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LordOfTheRingsMMO/
https://discord.gg/rKGkVen
https://www.reddit.com/r/LordOfTheRingsMMO/
https://discord.gg/rKGkVen