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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ranger REG" data-source="post: 303136" data-attributes="member: 533">I sincerely doubt it is the same license. Again you have to understand, there are two Tolkien trustees(?). One holds the ownership right and the power to grant license for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbits (that would be Tolkien Enterprises), and the other that holds the ownership right to Tolkien's other literary works like the Silmarillion (that would be the Tolkien Estate).From what I know, Tolkien Estate is a lot more overprotective of Tolkien's other works.Of course, ICE managed to get around that, is probably done in the past, most likely will not re-occur, unless Decipher is willing to negotiate with Tolkien Estate for those license.Here is something I am curious and I hope someone can clear the cobwebs. I have heard of horror stories about the Tolkien Estate freezing ICE's business accounts while they were undergoing the bankruptcy hearing, is this true? And what reason did Tolkien Enterprises (and/or Tolkien Estate) decided not to continue to renew the license with ICE?</blockquote>