Steve Hillard

Steve Hillard is an American private equity entrepreneur, attorney, author, and television producer.

Biography

In 1997, Hillard founded Council Tree Communications, a private equity fund, that assisted the first significant Native American investment in a television network and investments in telecommunications providers ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 2011, Hillard's first book, Mirkwood: A Novel About JRR Tolkien, was involved in an intellectual property controversy. ^{[4] [5] [6]} The dispute was settled in May 2011. ^[7] The settlement terms included the disclaimer, "This is a work of fiction which is neither endorsed nor connected with The JRR Tolkien Estate or its publisher." ^[7] The work of Tolkien fan fiction has, according to the scholar Una McCormack, garnered more than its share of attention, while large numbers of "excellent" works of fan fiction by women are overlooked. ^[8]

List of works

• Mirkwood: A Novel About JRR Tolkien ISBN   0-615-31254-3 (2010-01-18)
• KNOLL: The Last JFK Conspiracist, Select Books, ISBN   9781590794210 (2017)
• Farway Canyon with Dennis Nowlan, Select Books, ISBN pending.

References

1. Whitefield, Mimi. "Eskimos & Telemundo." The Miami Herald. September 1, 2000.
2. Knutson, Shalini Ramachandran, Kate Linebaugh and Ryan. "Behind Dish Wireless Coup, Ties to Alaskan Native Groups". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
3. Ramachandran, Shalini. "More on Stephen Hillard, the Investor Behind Dish Network's Spectrum Win." The Wall Street Journal. 4 February 2015. https://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2015/02/04/more-on-stephen-hillard-the-investor-behind-dish-networks-spectrum-win/
4. "JRR Tolkien novel Mirkwood in legal battle with author's estate Texas case will contest the right of Tolkien's literary estate to block fictional use of the Lord of the Rings author's name". The Observer. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
5. "Novelist Sues Tolkien's Estate Over Book Featuring 'Hobbit' Author". Courthouse News. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
6. "JRR Tolkien Estate Threatens Lawsuit Over Book Featuring Tolkien As Character". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
7. "JRR Tolkien Estate Settles Dispute Over Novel Featuring Tolkien As Character". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
8. McCormack, Una (2015). "Finding Ourselves in the (Un)Mapped Lands". In Croft, Janet Brennan; Donovan, Leslie A. (eds.). Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J. R. R. Tolkien. Mythopoeic Press. pp. 309–326. ISBN   978-1-887726-01-6. OCLC   903655969.