I haven't actually been able to find an actual release from Disney where they claim they acquired the rights to the novelization IP but not the liabilities. Tha

I haven't actually been able to find an actual release from Disney where they claim they acquired the rights to the novelization IP but not the liabilities. That seems to have come from the SFWA. (https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/19/21578621/disney-alan-dean-foster-royalties-copyright-law https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/19/21578621/disney-alan-dea... confirming this.)