Entertainment subsidiary New Line Productions, Inc., and Zaentz in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Interactive Entertainment, Inc., and its subsidiary Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., its divisions Warner Bros. 19, 2012, Fourth Age, the Tolkien Estate, Priscilla May Ann Reuel Tolkien, as trustee of the Tolkien Trust, HarperCollins, and George Allen and its wholly owned subsidiary Unwin Hyman Ltd. was sent written notice its actions violated the parties' 1969 agreement, it had materially breached the licensing agreement by manufacturing and distributing games and products that were not tangible personal property covered by the parties' agreements, and it was encroaching on merchandise areas reserved to Fourth Age and the Estate. and its affiliates had developed, licensed and sold downloadable video games based on the works, and were applying for trademarks for items allegedly beyond the scope of their licensing agreement. Fourth Age and the Estate subsequently learned of a "Lord of the Rings" casino slot machine that featured characters, events and imagery from the work and allowed online interaction. In 2010, Fourth Age and the Estate learned of an online slot game based on the works and the first film that was developed and licensed by Warner Bros. succeeded to many of Zaentz's rights under the agreements and produced and distributed three films based on "The Lord of the Rings." In 2008, New Line merged with and/or became wholly owned subsidiaries of Warner Bros. In 1976, The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises acquired from United all its rights under the 1969 agreement. United received rights to make films based on the books and obtained certain limited merchandising rights in connection with the works, with United allegedly provide rights to use the works to produce tangible personal property objects only. entered into two agreements with United Artists Corporation regarding motion picture rights. and HarperCollins' predecessors George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd. On July 8, 1969, the Estate and Fourth Age's predecessor Sassoon Trustee and Executor Corporation, Ltd. was the worldwide exclusive licensee of the publishing rights for the works. Tolkien Estate Limited were successors to Tolkien with respect to his copyright interests in his works. Tolkien wrote the literary works "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" (the works). Tolkien Estate Against Manufacturer Of Slot Machines And Other Electronic Games Based On Lord Of The Rings
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