Actually, no. Superman and Batman (or rather, Action comics #1 and Detective #whatever) are most definitely not public domain. Action #1 expires in 2033, according to some quick research.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Legacy products and non-copyrightable material > In a message dated 11/1/01 5:06:10 PM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > So the works of any author who died prior to 1926 are public domain, as > > is anything first published prior to 1911. > > Superman is now Public Domain. As is Batman. I could swear I got the date > (1940.) correct. > _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
