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I'd go with something like the Sony Spiderman deal. Unless they release new IP with that character every X years, the rights revert back go Marvel (Now Disney)

I'd go with something like the Sony Spiderman deal. Unless they release new IP with that character every X years, the rights revert back go Marvel (Now Disney). Same with books. If you have an ongoing series for 20 years, the first books shouldn't enter public domain. But a book series or TV show with no new content for 15+ years? Public domain.

HideousKojima 2y ago
That gets really murky really fast. Is 10 Cloverfield Lane a sequel to Cloverfield? They decided to throw the Cloverfield name onto it shortly before release for marketing reasons, the actual movie has nothing to do with the events and story of the original Cloverfield. Is the video game Nier a sequel to Drakengard? Technically yes, but the connection is vague and distant. And there's also Drakengard 2 which is the sequel to a different ending for the original game. How would you count Fear the Walking Dead, the spin-off series of The Walking Dead, itself and adaptation of a comic book series. Do the shows continue to get copyright protection so long as the comics are still being published? Or vice versa?