User blog comment:LordTBT/News:Perhaps a Redwall movie is coming/@comment-76.219.253.171-20110827023306/@comment-74.193.167.15-20110919212247

There's a difference between having the rights and greenlighting a project. The Tolkien Estate had already sold the rights to the company. And greenlighting isn't anything special, it just means that Hollywood gives you their blessing. Even if they hadn't gotten a greenlight, The Hobbit would have continued production as planned (because its being produced in New Zealand). And Copyrights are VERY important. It ensures that talentless dopes don't make money off of someone else's good ideas. In other words, it makes sure someone doesn't make some kind of terrible "art film" out of the novels we all know and love. It also makes sure that the author gets paid for writing. Without copyrights, bootleg copies of books would be bought, authors would make no money, publishers would go out of business, and books would no longer be published. Very important.