Middle Earth Roleplaying Project (total conversion mod for Skyrim)

amarie said there's only 2 people who like ska in LA, and listed you and someone else

I know

I am the other

I'm not surprised.

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2013/03/15/warner-bros-countersues-tolkien.html
"Bonnie Eskenazi, the attorney for the Tolkien estate, called Warners' counterclaim “nothing more than an effort to sue the Tolkiens and HarperCollins for suing them. They are entirely without merit and are a classic example of studio ‘bullying tactics.’ The Tolkiens and HarperCollins filed this lawsuit in order to force WB and Zaentz to live within the boundaries of the contract to which they agreed. WB’s and Zaentz’s amended counterclaims are simply an attempt to punish the Tolkiens and HarperCollins for having the nerve to stand up to the studios and tell them that they can’t take more rights than were granted to them by contract. Luckily, the law protects people like the Tolkiens and HarperCollins from these kinds of intimidation tactics." "

I'm glad that the Estate isn't deterred by WB and Zaentz; An unmoving bulwark against their villainy. Let's just hope it'll be enough.

Do you get to the Cloud District very often? Oh, what am I saying - of course you don't" Getting real tired of your shit Nazeem

" "Because of the repudiation,” the studio's filing said per the Reporter, “Warner has not entered into license agreements for online games and casino slot machines in connection with 'The Hobbit'—a form of customary exploitation it previously had utilized in connection with the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy—which has harmed Warner both in the form of lost license revenue and also in decreased exposure for the 'Hobbit' films." - from the article.
Sadly that's the heart of WB's grievance. They didn't get to fully exploit the Hobbit (poor dears) and now they want some revenge. It's not like the Hobbit made them a billion dollars or something.

Disgrace on top of disgrace. Ths is the thing about captialism- it knows no shame.

And WB can't see worth in anything unless there's a dollar bill before the tip of their nose.

Update.
The Tolkien Estate moves to have Warner Brothers' claim dismissed.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/tolkien-estate-challenges-warner-bros-patently-absurd-hobbit-050000711.html
"On Thursday, the estate asked a judge to dismiss Warners' move, saying the studio is attempting to dress up an inappropriate claim for malicious prosecution."

"She says that Warners' "patently absurd" breach of contract claim is "is really nothing more than a thinly-veiled, deficient claim for malicious prosecution," which can be brought if Tolkien has made a "bad faith" lawsuit against Warners, but not at this early stage."

The board is set. The pieces are moving.

BUT I WANNA PLAY MONOPLY

Almost 30,000 signers on the petition

i feel like this is appropriate:

Spoiler:

YOU CAN'T STOP THE MOD

I should not have laughed as hard at that as I did.

a rare miss on my behalf

I nearly pooped my pants, dont DO that.

don't tell me wat 2 do ~

so ranym,, will u be able to play this game on the ds ?

Anyways
A lot of us fans of Merp are going to hopefully try to start a campaign on youtube to help raise awareness by sharing how we first learned of Tolkien and eventually the mod.
Here's the first one from a fan, named OwenYuleField.

Hey RA. Like I said in my message of Moddb, I just checked out your thread and I'm impressed. I've bookmarked this page and eagerly await another update from the MERP team

Oh and everyone, I strongly encourage you to share your MERP story videos! RA, when should I expect to see yours?