That’s right, they have been working out, and they are ready to explode in an awesome battle next…
Continue ReadingThat’s right, they have been working out, and they are ready to explode in an awesome battle next tonight!
hehe Ok, Pete O’Herne and Craig Smith have agreed to do another chat on July 15th at 7pm EST (12 am GMT). Make sure you’re there to chat Bad Taste, Peter Jackson and what to get Xoanon for his birthday! (slap! down boy!)
For they are subtle and quick to anger. Any one with questions over the Tolkien Trademarks owned by Tolkien Enterprises has heard the story of Gandalf the Wizard ClownTM.
To make a long story short, Gandalf the ClownTM has been locked in a legal dispute with Tolkien Enterprises for 7 years regarding the use of the name “Gandalf”. Michael Kaplan, the man behind the clown, has used the defense that the name Gandalf is from early Norse mythology and therefore is in the public domain and not eligable for a Trademark.
According to Associated Press, this 7 year battle has come to an end. You can read the full scoop at the Yahoo! site on this page.
Note: While the AP carelessly uses the word “Estate” in the first paragraph, this dispute only involved Tolkien Enterprises and Kaplan, not the Tolkien Estate.
Thanks to Brian for pointing this out to us.
Earlier articles about Gandalf the Wizard-ClownTM:
US News 3/10/97
Update: The New York Times has removed the story from their webpage, you can now find it on Yahoo here.
BBC News Online scored a small sound byte from our very own Ian McKellen (Gandalf) at the X-Men Primere on Ellis Island (told you he was there!). McKellen on X-Men:
‘I discovered that there was a story of quite Shakespearean proportions going on between the forces of good and evil wrapped up in a wonderful adventure story with fantastical characters.’
Click here to go to BBC News Site, and click on the X-Men Audio Video on the right sidebar.
Game designer Dave Farquhar gives us the latest dish on the new LOTR Board Game currently in development! [More]
Unless you’ve been living in a Hobbit hole for the past few months, you know that the Ian McKellen (Gandalf) film ‘X-Men’ opens today in North America.
You can catch Elijah Wood (Frodo) in ‘Deep Impact’ [More]
