Warner Bros.' Counterclaim In $80M 'Hobbit' Suit Can Proceed

By Kurt Orzeck ( July 11, 2013, 9:55 PM EDT) -- A California federal judge on Thursday said Warner Bros. ' allegation that J. R. R. Tolkien's estate breached an agreement over the rights to "Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" video games and gambling games wasn't a meritless retaliation for the estate's $80 million copyright suit. . . .

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