They can't. They can make it easier to sue the creator of a work for infringing on existing art or characters ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_protect

They can't. They can make it easier to sue the creator of a work for infringing on existing art or characters ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_protection_for_fictional_characters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_protection_for_ficti... ) used in the work.