The idea of someone destroying their own work to satisfy a copyright holder is abhorrent. Worse the copyright holders who counter sued contributed absolutely nothing to the original work they hold the copyright over - they're just inheritors and businesses.

It just shows what a mess the copyright laws are. The writer shouldn't have sued but he'd probably have been sued anyway because the copyright laws are a tool for right holders to exert control over other people, and go way beyond what is needed due to the influences of corporate greed and lobbying over decades.

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I read his summary it was filled with sentences like "Thus begins the War of the Rings to End All Wars of the Rings." It reeks of shitty fan fiction that should have lived out it's life in a lost corner of the internet with all the other shitty fan fiction out there. It could easily have stayed there until humanity wipes itself out and the last servers lose power. This troll had to go a poke the bear and sue the rights holders for plagiarizing him in a prequel show loosely based off of existing Tolkien works when his novels are sequels.

As for what has value and why only things that have value matter. I think value is provided if a work of art or piece of media make you feel something, think about something new, or maybe just let you escape for a bit. What does that is going to vary based on the individual. I'm pretty sure this book only provided value to the author.