According to public domain advocates, what AC and ABC (and previously, Eclipse and others) are doing with the old Nedor heroes is exactly why material should go into the public domain, that is, the original works can be freely built upon to further enhance the cultural landscape of the world. Okay, so whether or not FemForce and Tom Strong #11 and #12 enhance the cultural landscape of the world is arguable, but again, AC and ABC are doing exactly what they’re supposed to in regards to works in the public domain – using them as source works, and either re-presenting them or building upon them to tell new stories.
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I was wondering if these characters were in the public domain or not. So this means that Marvel,Image and anyone else can use Black Terror? Obviously not as a title or one would risk trademark infringement, but the original character ( non-updated version ) and any pages associted , eh? I like it!
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I was wondering if these characters were in the public domain or not. So this means that Marvel,Image and anyone else can use Black Terror? Obviously not as a title or one would risk trademark infringement, but the original character ( non-updated version ) and any pages associted , eh? I like it!
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I want to find these public domain comics—do you know of any place on the web that keeps them?