Bill Willingham releases Fables into the public domain.

[Cadence]

Yeah. There’s no way this doesn’t end up in court.

Does someone (besides DC) actually have to try to use it for that to happen? Otherwise DC's claim is out there.

 

[overgeeked]

Does someone (besides DC) actually have to try to use it for that to happen? Otherwise DC's claim is out there.

Right. And the original creator’s claim is out there as well. If nothing else DC might have to sue him to stop him from damaging their IP by repeatedly saying it’s public domain when they claim it’s not. If it is even theirs anymore.

 

[Clint_L]

Love for a lawyer to weight in - this seems like a pretty interesting case. I suspect DC is (legally) correct, but what do I know?

 

[Parmandur]

Love for a lawyer to weight in - this seems like a pretty interesting case. I suspect DC is (legally) correct, but what do I know?

I would wager nobody will test the waters to find out.

 

[Reynard]

I would wager nobody will test the waters to find out.

I think someone should write a piece by way of AI and really put intellectual property law to the test.