Warner Bros. recently announced a new Lord of the Rings movie titled 'The Hunt for Gollum,' coinciding with a copyright strike against a fan film sharing the same name. The fan film, created in 2009 and viewed over 13 million times, was removed from YouTube shortly after the announcement. However, Warner Bros. later retracted the copyright strike, stating it was issued in error, and the fan film was restored online on YouTube. The fan film is described as a non-profit project made for private use.
A day after Warner Bros. announced it would be making a new Lord of the Rings film called “The Hunt for Gollum,” a fan film with the same name that had been online for 15 years was removed from YouTube. https://t.co/RQtvhzx0V1
A 15-year-old “Hunt for Gollum” fan film is back on YouTube after being temporarily "blocked on copyright grounds" following Warner Bros.' new "Lord of the Rings" movie announcement. The fan film's disclaimer reads: “‘The Hunt For Gollum’ is a non-profit film for private use… https://t.co/Sg9mNCNGZw
15-Year-Old 'Hunt for Gollum' Fan Film Restored Online After It Got Blocked Following Warner Bros.' New 'Lord of the Rings' Movie Announcement https://t.co/UFJF2vgklQ
Warner Bros has lifted the copyright strike from ‘THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM’ fan film, which they claim was done in error. https://t.co/22ZJQ70f77
The 2009 #LordOfTheRings fan film The Hunt for Gollum just got hit with a copyright strike by Warner Bros. Discovery. https://t.co/1JB2XjPJWJ
Warner Bros. takes down a 15-year-old Lord of the Rings fan film after announcing their newest movie with the same title, The Hunt for Gollum. https://t.co/Yx3zermKyJ
Warner Bros copyright striked a LOTR fan film called ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ less than a day after announcing their own film with the same title The fan film was uploaded 15 years ago and had over 13M views https://t.co/a0MLyZPZCh
Warner Bros issued a copyright strike to a fan film from 2009 titled ‘THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM’ less than a day after announcing their own film with the same title https://t.co/lwEhHz7asR
Following the announcement of a new ‘LORD OF THE RINGS’ movie titled ‘THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM,’ Warner Bros. has filed a copyright strike against a fan film that had the same name and was made 15 years ago. The short film had 13M views before being removed. https://t.co/UjXxtMGet5
Warner Bros has issued a copyright strike to a fan film from 2009 titled ‘THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM’ less than a day after announcing their own film with the same title. The fan film had over 13M views before being taken down. https://t.co/5NwoZggSaz
After announcing Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, Warner Bros. has filed a copyright strike against a fan film of the same name despite it being live on YouTube for 15 years. https://t.co/Mdw6fGOs23 https://t.co/BiUjwfwhMW
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM has just been announced but some fans already made a fan film with that exact same title back in 2009, if you’re wondering if Warner Bros. is bereft of ideas. https://t.co/ypw59BUiLJ