News Flash: The Hobbit

I have been wanting to include the occasional snippit of news and I thought this would be a good place to start. No, this is not about the film, not directly. This is about a pub in Southampton, England called "The Hobbit", and in Birmingham "The Hungry Hobbit", who are currently being sued by a film company for copyright infringement, despite that these places were named such before the newest incarnation of the film was even being considered. This news has been around for a couple of months now but I thought I would post it to help create a little more awareness as no decision has been reached on the matter. Journalist/actor/Etc Stephen Fry is appalled and is supporting the pub. Here is a link to the Facebook page and two news articles about it, and I hope that all the Hobbit pubs can be saved!

https://www.facebook.com/SaveTheHobbitSouthampton

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/mar/14/stephen-fry-hobbit-pub-name?INTCMP=SRCH

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/mar/16/hobbit-pub-copyright-resolution?INTCMP=SRCH