The director of "Lord of the rings" trilogy, Peter Jackson, is suing New Line for underpayment. According to New York Times, Jackson' s charges, New Line gave Time Warner subsidiaries favorable bidding terms to keep "Lord of the Rings" dough - DVDs, etc. - in the family. And so, Jackson looses money, a lot of money.

"These vertical integration lawsuits contend that the idea of the media conglomerate is at odds with the interests of the creative minds behind the content."

A New Line spokesman told the Times, "We don't agree with plaintiff's claims, and will defend ourselves vigorously."

"Peter Jackson is an incredible filmmaker who did the impossible on 'Lord of the Rings.' But there's a certain piggishness involved here. New Line already gave him enough money to rebuild Baghdad, but it's still not enough for him."