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Is it legal to make freeware games based on Middle-earth?

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Is it legal to make freeware games based on Middle-earth?

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This is a difficult question, but the technical answer is probably no. There have, however, been several dozen such games to date and no problems reported with the Tolkien Estate yet. As long as you make no profit from it, it seems to be quite safe.