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Re:Tolkien Estate Wins Court Order to Destroy Fan's 'Lord of... by sugarkjube on Thursday December 21, 2023 @12:27PM (#38723544)
This is hilarious. So the judge forbids him to further distribute the book he wrote, but now publishes and distributes it on his behalf. For free. Go figure. Can the court now be considered guilty of violating copyright ?
Re:Tolkien Estate Wins Court Order to Destroy Fan's 'Lord of... by ceejayoz on Thursday December 21, 2023 @12:30PM (#38723598)
> Can the court now be considered guilty of violating copyright ?

No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity

Re:Tolkien Estate Wins Court Order to Destroy Fan's 'Lord of... by autoexec on Thursday December 21, 2023 @10:57PM (#38730787)
I have a copy now, and I'd never even heard of this fanfic before today. Not sure that the system is working as intended...