It seems to have been a licensing deal, so control reverts to him at the end of the deal. It doesn't sound like he actually "sold" all rights, and he almost cer

It seems to have been a licensing deal, so control reverts to him at the end of the deal. It doesn't sound like he actually "sold" all rights, and he almost certainly only sold certain rights even during the deal. As you say, we'll probably never know all of the details.