Sierra sued over alleged Secret Middle Earth Infringement
Orcs in court over Lord of the Rings row
A lawsuit has been filed to the Los Angeles Superior Court against Sierra Online regarding an unannounced online game based on the insane writings of JRR Tolkien.
The writ has been issued by development team MM3D who have claimed that Sierra has breached MM3D’s contract to create what it refers to as “The Tolkien Online RPG” by trying to force the developer to accept lower terms and a 50% revenue cut.
This seems to stand in contrast to Sierra’s “keep the developers happy and they will continue to provide you with quality games” ethos.
“MM3D is hopeful about working this out with Sierra Online,” the company said in a statement. “We have enjoyed a good relationship with Sierra in the past and we would like to enjoy a positive relationship with them in the future. We hope Sierra Online will honour its agreements.”
We just hope that a fair agreement is reached as soon as possible to allow all involved to concentrate on what is potentially a groundbreaking and long overdue RPG.
The writ has been issued by development team MM3D who have claimed that Sierra has breached MM3D’s contract to create what it refers to as “The Tolkien Online RPG” by trying to force the developer to accept lower terms and a 50% revenue cut.
This seems to stand in contrast to Sierra’s “keep the developers happy and they will continue to provide you with quality games” ethos.
“MM3D is hopeful about working this out with Sierra Online,” the company said in a statement. “We have enjoyed a good relationship with Sierra in the past and we would like to enjoy a positive relationship with them in the future. We hope Sierra Online will honour its agreements.”
We just hope that a fair agreement is reached as soon as possible to allow all involved to concentrate on what is potentially a groundbreaking and long overdue RPG.
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