01-01-2024, 03:49 PM
You could release a DVD of classic cartoons, including Steamboat Willie, and Disney can't stop you. It can be uploaded to other streamers who aren't Disney+, and Disney can't stop you doing that.
In the case of those comics, they could be reprinted by someone who isn't DC, and Warner couldn't stop it - but yes, they'd have to change the titles, which are still trademarked. Bundle them together as a book called Superhero Origins, they can't stop you doing that as long as you mention any active trademarks and their owners (i.e. Superman TM DC Comics - no need to mention Batman as he isn't in this theoretical book, he debuted in Detective #27).
In the case of those comics, they could be reprinted by someone who isn't DC, and Warner couldn't stop it - but yes, they'd have to change the titles, which are still trademarked. Bundle them together as a book called Superhero Origins, they can't stop you doing that as long as you mention any active trademarks and their owners (i.e. Superman TM DC Comics - no need to mention Batman as he isn't in this theoretical book, he debuted in Detective #27).