John Kim wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, lizard wrote:
> > NO, SUPERMAN IS NOT, NOT, NOT, NOT, PUBLIC DOMAIN. Even if the comic
> > books were (THEY ARE NOT), the "Superman" character is protected by
> > trademark eight ways from Sunday.
> >
> > I do not know where you got this from, but it is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.
> 
>         Actually, I think there are Superman cartoons which have
> been allowed to fall into the public domain. 

This is true. Those specific cartoons, yes. The character "Superman",
and the comic books, no.

All this means is you can freely copy and distribute those cartoons. You
cannot create new material featuring the character.
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