"They could have come to an arrangement to settle the issues, gotten a tiny license fee, removed some of the "bad things" from the menu and the like... but instead the only option ever considered is nuclear."
This right here is the heart of the matter, instead of choosing the "soft option" they went with the PR disaster of "the bully-option" and now the Hobbit has a wealth op public support.
Trademark and copyright are once again being viewed as a nuisance to the "small guy", great going morons!
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This right here is the heart of the matter, instead of choosing the "soft option" they went with the PR disaster of "the bully-option" and now the Hobbit has a wealth op public support.
Trademark and copyright are once again being viewed as a nuisance to the "small guy", great going morons!
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