though i don’t see this carrying over to photography anytime soon it will be interesting to see how this ripples through the film industry. apparently a very dedicated group of loyal fans of LOTR has put together a prequel (something that peter jackson is working on now as well reportedly) and will be releasing it this sunday. jrr tolkien’s family has all rights to the main LOTR story but as this is done without commercial intentions (it’s being released for free) it’s a kind of uncharted territory.

check out the trailer via dailymotion + full story via npr. thought not a huge fan of the series the craftsmanship is undeniable, especially for $4500. let the story of copyright begin.