Originally posted by Trey Strain
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"5G" -- DC main characters to be "replaced," including Hal
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I asked Google 'bout the Public Domain thing...
In general, works published after 1977 will not fall into the public domain until 70 years after the death of author, or, for corporate works, anonymous works, or works for hire, 95 years from the date of publication or 120 years from the date of creation, whichever expires first.
WB/DC will likely go for the 120 year mark and by then the laws will likely have been changed. Pretty sure Disney was one of the reasons for Trademark and Copyright laws being changed several years back, no reason to think it couldn't happen again.
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Originally posted by Ωmega Man View Post95 years from the date of publication or 120 years from the date of creation, whichever expires first.
WB/DC will likely go for the 120 year mark and by then the laws will likely have been changed.
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I think it's safe to assume that if Republicans control Congress as that deadline approaches, they'll extend it again.
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BTW, twenty years is a long time. If DC is already preparing for the transition, they're jumping the gun by fifteen years. A lot can change in that much time.
Of course though if Geoff is going to write the transition, he had better start now so he can finish it by then.Last edited by Trey Strain; 10-14-2019, 02:29 PM.
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Originally posted by Space Cop View PostI wouldn’t depend on a Democrat-led congress to oppose such extensions either.
And of course that would involve "no quid pro quo," would it?
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Of course there'll be a huge blowback on the message boards from the same people who threw outraged tantrums for years over the New 52, but DC won't be cowed by that this time because those are the very people who they're hoping to chase away.
And the company will make an obscene amount of money off the speculators.
Long-term though, I don't think this will work out well. Superman is not just anyone who you put into a Superman costume and call Superman, and to this day the comics companies still haven't figured that out.
We'll see.
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Originally posted by Trey Strain View Post... Superman is not just anyone who you put into a Superman costume and call Superman, and to this day the comics companies still haven't figured that out...
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I suppose if DC is serious about chasing away the last of their older long time readers, this will be the way to do it. DC wont even be a company that makes new comic books 5 years from now.
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For a long time it's been stated on the message boards that there's been a power struggle at DC between Dan DiDio and Geoff Johns. The New 52 was said to have been DiDio's idea, and Rebirth was said to have been the brainchild of Johns and a capitulation to the tantrums on the boards.
I think 5G might reflect the demise of Johns and DiDio's gaining a free hand.
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I think 5G is going to be looked back on after the death of the comic industry as the last hail mary by DC.
The end is nigh folks.
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Originally posted by Trey Strain View PostFor a long time it's been stated on the message boards that there's been a power struggle at DC between Dan DiDio and Geoff Johns. The New 52 was said to have been DiDio's idea, and Rebirth was said to have been the brainchild of Johns and a capitulation to the tantrums on the boards.
I think 5G might reflect the demise of Johns and DiDio's gaining a free hand.
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