While some Superman stuff may have fallen through the cracks (though I don't think it has), there is absolutely no way he or any other character will slip into the public domain. A gaming friend of mine (Dan Raspler) is an editor at DC, and trust me, when he chuckles at the mention of such things, I'd take his word on it.
-Scott At 03:53 PM 11/1/2001 -0800, you 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 because prior >to 1992, copyright holders had to apply for copyright renewal if >they wanted the copyright to apply past 28 years. If they failed >to apply, then the work might lapse into the public domain. > > I think there are a number of Superman cartoons produced in >the early 1940's which the owner failed to apply for renewal of and >which were not covered by automatic extensions. Thus, they lapsed >into public domain. In contrast, the copyright for "Steamboat Willy" >(the cartoon where Mickey Mouse debuted in 1928) remains strong. > > >_______________________________________________ >Ogf-l mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
