Tolkien Society Buys Historic Photos

Hi, last month we bought this and other pictures at great expense. I'm sure you understand that we require attribution and/or prior permission when using this and other pictures. You can read more about the acquisition here: bit.ly/3sXuQJi Many thanks in advance. Tolkien Society purchases historic collection of Tolkien photos and letters The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that it has purchased 64 photos of J.R.R. Tolkien at auction, along with two accompanying letters, to form pa...

A fake social media post claims that the Tolkien Society bought historic Tolkien photographs at great expense and demands attribution or prior permission to use them. The joke comes from treating ordinary image reuse like a highly formal copyright negotiation, while the embedded article card presents the purchase as an important cultural acquisition. EN: A fake social media post claims that the Tolkien Society bought historic Tolkien photographs at great expense and demands attribution or prior permission to use them. The joke comes from treating ordinary image reuse like a highly formal copyright negotiation, while the embedded article card presents the purchase as an important cultural acquisition.

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