According to the BBC, the Hobbit Pub in Southampton will remain open to business thanks to Sir Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry paying the license fee. Also thanks to the copyright holder (Saul Zaentz Company) for lowering the license fee to a few hundred quid a year after a flurry of bad press.
Source: BBC
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