Peter Beagle recovers rights to The Last Unicorn and his body of work
by Patch O'Furr
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Good news due to a few people fighting without much credit for years. Beagle's lawyer is a saint. https://t.co/hKfu8wXmh7
— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) March 23, 2021
A long road
In 2014, Peter’s manager was accused of fraud. The criticism led to a public relations and legal battle including me (see comment below story); Peter supported my defense, and followed me in suing the manager in 2015. It was a triangle and we both prevailed.
In 2019 I took dismissal of the manager’s claims against me and a judgement of $32K.
Peter proved he was a victim of fraud, elder abuse, and defamation by the manager. He was awarded $332K in damages.
Peter’s creative rights were still tied up, until his team just sent the news he is entirely free with a message for Peter’s supporters.