tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852792892282577792.post7440169807556772581..comments2024-02-20T07:34:32.582-08:00Comments on Ominous Octopus Omnibus: The Further Adventures Of NyokaBenny Drinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551822850367423117noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852792892282577792.post-32663581238002352942013-02-09T19:25:02.712-08:002013-02-09T19:25:02.712-08:00Awesome post! Thanks for the enlightenment.Awesome post! Thanks for the enlightenment.JimCrippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471571218135438517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852792892282577792.post-37677049306279097352013-01-12T13:34:32.368-08:002013-01-12T13:34:32.368-08:00Thanks, Darci. What I remember about Charlton was ...Thanks, Darci. What I remember about Charlton was that they published other things ( such as sheet music ) and comic books were not their main product. So they probably didn't think they were important at the time.Benny Drinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551822850367423117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852792892282577792.post-82991791879608490922013-01-12T11:40:39.975-08:002013-01-12T11:40:39.975-08:00Benny,
From what I recall, Charlton didn't bot...Benny,<br />From what I recall, Charlton didn't bother copyrighting their characters and stories. At the time, a company had to actually file something to accomplish that. (The law has since changed, so now you can copyright something just by printing the copyright notice in the book.) OTOH, PAM did own the copyright to Thunderbolt. It didn't help him though, because he couldn't afford to sue DC when it published its own Peter Cannon Thunderbolt series. AC had the same problem with the Phantom Lady. There was no copyright at Charlton (or Fawcett) for DC to buy, but AC couldn't afford to defend itself when DC forced them to change Phantom Lady to Nightveil.<br /><br />The person I've heard of who DID purchase old negatives, etc. from Charlton was Roger Broughton, who also bought the remnants of ACG. He's published a few reprints, nothing new.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />DarciDarcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598465647270663106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852792892282577792.post-73057373392178683492013-01-12T08:41:00.262-08:002013-01-12T08:41:00.262-08:00I wouldn't doubt that the old comics had passe...I wouldn't doubt that the old comics had passed into public domain. Benny Drinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551822850367423117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852792892282577792.post-121808194818753692013-01-11T19:24:10.450-08:002013-01-11T19:24:10.450-08:00Actually, AC may have bought printing negatives an...Actually, AC may have bought printing negatives and photostats from Charlton for the Nyoka books, but the copyrights to the stories had already fallen into the public domain by 1987, and the Nyoka trademark had lapsed from disuse.<br />They may have reestablished the trademark by doing new stories (both comic and "movie serial"), but all the old stuff is PD.Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.com