On their official Medium account they are explicit about the fact that winning the auction has no direct legal effects on their ability to produce the animated

On their official Medium account they are explicit about the fact that winning the auction has no direct legal effects on their ability to produce the animated series. [1]. Their goal is to leverage the publicity from the auction to open doors for discussions with the current IP holders in order to make progress on the animated series. [1] https://medium.com/@spicedao/roadmap-timeline-ae319c92505d https://medium.com/@spicedao/roadmap-timeline-ae319c92505d