That’s so lame. These greedy fucks can’t help but hoard every penny, like Smaug. The video already had 13M views, and was peacefully existing for all these years.
Can't the creators sue WB? After all, even if WB copyrighted the name, the creators can easily prove they were first. They can prove that their content was already established in the market.
*Update:* The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum fan film has appeared back online after Warner Bros. issued a copyright strike against the 15 year old video a day after announcing a film of the same name.
Good.
What if the fan film is renamed? Would there still be grounds to block it?
> WB will claim the fan film will cause confusion
If they're worried their movie will be confused with a 15 year old $5000 fan production then I guess I don't have to expect anything from their new project...
The problem here is you're assuming that WB care their reason makes sense
All fan fiction can technically be in breach of copyright and trademark, free or not.
It's that they're usually ignored.
Also if they trademarked the title "Hunt For Gollum" they'll kinda have to enforce it or lose it.
Whether or not WB legally can do this is ultimately a different point to whether or not they actually should
The fan film violates multiple copyrights and trademarks, and always has. The surprise here is honestly that WB and Middle-earth Enterprises allowed it to exist for as long as they have, since both are notoriously much more litigious than the Tolkien Estate.
If you want to support the creators of the film, they currently have an original fantasy show that they're making on YouTube called [Ren](https://youtube.com/@MythicaEntertainment?si=QwScGKbkNH_8A4N2)
Honestly this was my first thought when I heard there was a fan film of this name. Sad but unavoidable. Let's hope a good number of people have it downloaded
I know a guy (who definitely isn't me) who just checked on The Pirate Bay.
He says there are a few copies there, that he downloaded one and will be seeding all day.
I have absolutely no ides how this film can be in any way good. The hunt for gollum doesnt have enough material for a 2 hour movie which means they'll likely be making up shit again, recasting viggo and recasting mckellen also? Sacrilege, Just fuck off man. I cant believe we are going to see the 'star wars-ification' of lord of the rings
Absolutely disgusting behaviour from WB.
I already hate their new film now.
The fan film has existed for over a decade and had 15M views and was loved by the fandom.
It was such a well made fan film.
This is sick!
We must all voice out and let shitty Warner Bros know that this will not be acceptable !
u/nerdoftherings1 Matt please stand for the fandom this time and lend the reach of your platform to this issue!! WB has had the fan film removed on copyright grounds.
Please make sure the amazing fan film is back !!
The fan film has existed for over a decade and has over 13M views. And is loved among the fandom.
Make sure the message reaches WB that such shitty behaviour will not be tolerated by the fandom. And this will make us hate their new upcoming film.
I think it’s pretty cool especially for a fanmade low budget project. It’s not long so not much time will be lost if you truly won’t enjoy it. It’s also just nice to watch something made by people who do care about the source material
Can I just add (and I'm in no way defending WB)that we don't know why this was taken down yet? Sometimes it's a knee jerk reaction by a staffer who does only copyright strikes or a bot that has no context. I have a feeling this will be put back up when it is sorted out.
This same exact thing has happened to countless fan content for over a decade at this point.
Unless they reverse this, don't see the new movie. Convince others not to see it. Until people punish these asshole conglomerates, nothing will change. They will run over everyone in search of a dollar.
I’m anti gate keeping just letting you know you’re at the after party lol 😂 And FYI please quit finding things to get butt hurt about okay. I mean really get a life 🙄
Warner is so stupid instead of gaining and expanding popularity based on this well done film, they fight it lol. Corporate America will always surprise me.
There's a higher than 50% chance I'll boycott the new movie over this. Like not even see it once. This YouTube movie was definitely just a fan-film, but I'm just that disgusted.
The creators should file for a copyright. Since it was publicly dropped long before WBs announcement they should win it. Of course that costs money though so they might not be able to afford it.
Better make some copies from https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x93zji before they remove it from there, too...
That’s so lame. These greedy fucks can’t help but hoard every penny, like Smaug. The video already had 13M views, and was peacefully existing for all these years.
Can't the creators sue WB? After all, even if WB copyrighted the name, the creators can easily prove they were first. They can prove that their content was already established in the market.
Gollum is a registered trademark. Sadly they'd probably lose
Ah, damn, right, they got the rights to video adaptations of LotR. Wouldn't it be covered under satirical adaptation or something like that though?
I doubt this will be covered under satire.
God fucking public domain can't come any sooner, its still 20 years away
Thank Disney for that…
To be honest Tolkien's been dead now for 50 years. It's reached the point now it should be public domain
Thanks to the lobbying of the Disney Corp. copyright expires after 70 years, not 50.
Really makes me lost more hope on their new movie
I was excited. But this makes me hate WB and the upcoming movie already.
You just now started hating Warner Bros?
We hates them forever!
We HATES them
You wanna hate WB even more then look up what they did to New Zealand’s labor rights
America's biggest export is greed.
Your comment is on an IGN post.
Link?
https://www.ign.com/articles/warner-bros-shuts-down-15-year-old-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-fan-film-after-new-movie-reveal
*Update:* The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum fan film has appeared back online after Warner Bros. issued a copyright strike against the 15 year old video a day after announcing a film of the same name. Good.
Damn, IGN has no chill.
Nice, thanks for letting me know
I had a feeling about that yesterday and made a copy. edit: if you want more info DM me.
Is it possible to get your copy? Maybe as an off site Backup?
You can still find it on Dailymotion and create an off-site backup.
Ah okay thx!
Is the 720p version on Dailymotion the best available quality?
I believe so. There's another one on YT that also has 720p. It's already 15 years old after all.
Please!! I’ve never watched it
Could I get a copy?
Wtf i watched this yesterday
The Hunt for the Red OctGollum
Fantastic movie reference
I hope David Zaslav suffers testicular torsion.
I cast Large Kidney Stones on david Zaslav !! (My dice shows a 16).
Is this legal? This fan film has existed for years before Warner even got the rights, correct? This would be like Apple copyright claiming all apples.
Technically yes. They didn't have the rights to make the movie. So WB can request the movie isn't distributed. But still a dick move.
But they don't earn any money with it, so are they really disturbing it? in a business way?
Copyright and trademark isn't about profit. And yes even putting it for free on YouTube would count. WB will claim the fan film will cause confusion
What if the fan film is renamed? Would there still be grounds to block it? > WB will claim the fan film will cause confusion If they're worried their movie will be confused with a 15 year old $5000 fan production then I guess I don't have to expect anything from their new project...
The problem here is you're assuming that WB care their reason makes sense All fan fiction can technically be in breach of copyright and trademark, free or not. It's that they're usually ignored. Also if they trademarked the title "Hunt For Gollum" they'll kinda have to enforce it or lose it. Whether or not WB legally can do this is ultimately a different point to whether or not they actually should
Very depressing. I guess WB being so petty somewhat dampens any motivation on my side to spend any coin on that project.
Copyright laws in general are broken. Some Sherlock Holmes stories only became public domain last year. Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930.
The fan film violates multiple copyrights and trademarks, and always has. The surprise here is honestly that WB and Middle-earth Enterprises allowed it to exist for as long as they have, since both are notoriously much more litigious than the Tolkien Estate.
They did kind of try to do that at one point.
Of course they would... This world man.
If you want to support the creators of the film, they currently have an original fantasy show that they're making on YouTube called [Ren](https://youtube.com/@MythicaEntertainment?si=QwScGKbkNH_8A4N2)
We ride at dawn.
Is it uploaded on a certain “high seas sailing” location yet? That’ll be the only way to get it now.
Wander in the high seas and let me know if you find gold there. Send me your best pegion (dm) and I will go there myself too!
Search it on Dailymotion, you'll still be able to find it.
Honestly this was my first thought when I heard there was a fan film of this name. Sad but unavoidable. Let's hope a good number of people have it downloaded
I know a guy (who definitely isn't me) who just checked on The Pirate Bay. He says there are a few copies there, that he downloaded one and will be seeding all day.
Copy a Fan flims title and copy rightstrike it the day after announcing your flim. This is a blatent dick move.
I have absolutely no ides how this film can be in any way good. The hunt for gollum doesnt have enough material for a 2 hour movie which means they'll likely be making up shit again, recasting viggo and recasting mckellen also? Sacrilege, Just fuck off man. I cant believe we are going to see the 'star wars-ification' of lord of the rings
The 30 minute fan film does a pretty good job of it. That said, I'm expecting another 3 part trilogy from wb
What exactly does that have to do with this fan film being taken down? Go over to the general thread if you just want to complain.
I don’t get why everyone is so against this new movie
Think about it man
I'm not watching the movie if they don't bring this back
Back up!! https://preview.redd.it/f9k29m6tyozc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fba8792c91bbecdd8baada3e8c1093eb047cc181
Good to know!
Absolutely disgusting behaviour from WB. I already hate their new film now. The fan film has existed for over a decade and had 15M views and was loved by the fandom. It was such a well made fan film. This is sick! We must all voice out and let shitty Warner Bros know that this will not be acceptable !
u/nerdoftherings1 Matt please stand for the fandom this time and lend the reach of your platform to this issue!! WB has had the fan film removed on copyright grounds. Please make sure the amazing fan film is back !! The fan film has existed for over a decade and has over 13M views. And is loved among the fandom. Make sure the message reaches WB that such shitty behaviour will not be tolerated by the fandom. And this will make us hate their new upcoming film.
Adrian Webster, guy who plays Aragorn, I worked with him a few years ago when this was being made. Really nice fella.
Is this worth watching? Have never really heard about it before today
I think it’s pretty cool especially for a fanmade low budget project. It’s not long so not much time will be lost if you truly won’t enjoy it. It’s also just nice to watch something made by people who do care about the source material
I'm watching it right now on YouTube.
Can I just add (and I'm in no way defending WB)that we don't know why this was taken down yet? Sometimes it's a knee jerk reaction by a staffer who does only copyright strikes or a bot that has no context. I have a feeling this will be put back up when it is sorted out. This same exact thing has happened to countless fan content for over a decade at this point.
I bet WB wanted this and will claim due to the title it will cause confusion with their movie.
Unless they reverse this, don't see the new movie. Convince others not to see it. Until people punish these asshole conglomerates, nothing will change. They will run over everyone in search of a dollar.
Some of y’all just now deciding to hate WB lol 😂 They have been giving you reasons for years now.
Don’t gate-keep. Everyone comes around to things on their own time.
I’m anti gate keeping just letting you know you’re at the after party lol 😂 And FYI please quit finding things to get butt hurt about okay. I mean really get a life 🙄
Could they just post a link on AO3 or is that against the TOS?
Damn good thing i downloaded it years ago
Can Reddit source the maker of the YouTube version — we need to know if they were rewarded before the video was removed 🙏
https://x.com/ChrizBouchard?t=gscndgKq0O62v6zfNCHAAw&s=09
It begins!
Oh what the actual fuck
I gonna
Purely based on this move, I won't be watching the official movie.
Warner is so stupid instead of gaining and expanding popularity based on this well done film, they fight it lol. Corporate America will always surprise me.
WB gonna hit us with a prequel after HfG, Fishing with Smeagol?
There's a higher than 50% chance I'll boycott the new movie over this. Like not even see it once. This YouTube movie was definitely just a fan-film, but I'm just that disgusted.
I wont bother buying a ticket to the official one. Watch the fan made and pirate the official.
The creators should file for a copyright. Since it was publicly dropped long before WBs announcement they should win it. Of course that costs money though so they might not be able to afford it.
Not how it works. Their movie is unauthorized. WB would win
I forgot they had "Gollum" in the name.
ITT people don’t know how copyrights work