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March 14, 2012

Imitation wants to be free

Regulars are shocked their local, a Southampton pub called The Hobbit, has run afoul of the rights holders to some Tolkien trademarks.

Student Heather Cartwright, who set up a "Save the Hobbit" Facebook page which has more than 3,000 likes, said: "I was completely shocked by it. It's great to see so many people showing support.

"How long do we need to protect works for? Do we protect the works of Mozart and Shakespeare?" she added.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at March 14, 2012 08:44 AM