Current Events > Winnie The Pooh entered the public domain. Superman is soon to follow.

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They already made a horror Winnie the pooh movie. It's funny seeing "is it made by disney" in the Google search suggestions. A lot of people are going to be confused. I wonder if when Superman is public domain will it mean that we can have Superman in Marvel now.

I seriously hope this never happens. Itll be the death of any originality left in Hollywood

Gonna make a LGBT+ Superman movie

Smashingpmkns posted...

Gonna make a LGBT+ Superman movie

Someone on here had an idea for a black Superman movie that was actually pretty good. Basically how America would come to terms/deal with a black person who could do what Superman does. Idr who it was. Seemed like a neat idea though

BestInTheWorId posted...

I wonder if when Superman is public domain will it mean that we can have Superman in Marvel now.

Superman has already been acknowledged as a fictional character in the MCU once or twice.

ArchNemo posted...

Someone on here had an idea for a black Superman movie that was actually pretty good. Basically how America would come to terms/deal with a black person who could do what Superman does. Idr who it was. Seemed like a neat idea though

Wasn't Will Smith in a movie like that?

Xerun posted...

I seriously hope this never happens. Itll be the death of any originality left in Hollywood

No it means Hollywood would have to make new and original stuff

Bightburn didn't even wait for it.

YeOld3DS posted...

Wasn't Will Smith in a movie like that?

Hancock

ArchNemo posted...

Someone on here had an idea for a black Superman movie that was actually pretty good. Basically how America would come to terms/deal with a black person who could do what Superman does. Idr who it was. Seemed like a neat idea though

That does sound like an interesting idea. But it also sounds like what is happening with Captain America right now both in the movies and irl lol

Smashingpmkns posted...

That does sound like an interesting idea. But it also sounds like what is happening with Captain America right now both in the movies and irl lol

Fair, but this was a while ago and I think the powers Superman has ups the ante on the whole concept. Like, Falcon is interesting because of the symbolism but Superman would be interesting for that and the fact that he could destroy the planet if he wanted to.

YeOld3DS posted...

Wasn't Will Smith in a movie like that?

No, Hancock was a comedy movie about a superhero who was an asshole. Not really the same thing at all.

ArchNemo posted...

Someone on here had an idea for a black Superman movie that was actually pretty good. Basically how America would come to terms/deal with a black person who could do what Superman does. Idr who it was. Seemed like a neat idea though

I mean, they could do something like that with Steel, last I checked he was a black guy.

Someone's going to do Brightburn but with the real Superman.

Xerun posted...

I seriously hope this never happens. Itll be the death of any originality left in Hollywood

By allowing people to use characters, previously locked down by single corporations, in new and different situations... death of originality.

Huh. Weird.

Mickey Mouse enters the public domain next year.

ArchNemo posted...

Someone on here had an idea for a black Superman movie that was actually pretty good. Basically how America would come to terms/deal with a black person who could do what Superman does. Idr who it was. Seemed like a neat idea though

Captain America is black now, and people lost their shit. Black Superman won't be received any differently.

AmericaTheBrave posted...

Mickey Mouse enters the public domain next year.

Can't wait!

ZangsBeard posted...

By allowing people to use characters, previously locked down by single corporations, in new and different situations... death of originality.

Huh. Weird.

Rather than creating new characters to do those things?

Yeah.

AmericaTheBrave posted...

Mickey Mouse enters the public domain next year.

Can't wait to be able to draw him with a huge D and say that he eats children and have it be canonical

As soon as Superman enters public domain, Henry Cavill boutta make a good movie about him himself.

When are Marvel characters going public domain?

There have been black Supermen before.

Crescente posted...

When are Marvel characters going public domain?

Not for a while. Most iconic Marvel characters were created in the 60's. I suppose Captain America and Namor within 10 or so years maybe.

AmericaTheBrave posted...

Mickey Mouse enters the public domain next year.

No, the original cartoons enter the public domain. Disney will always retain the rights to the character.

The Winnie the Pooh horror movie works because the books are public domain, and it's also mostly indistinguishable from the more recognizable Disney IP. Any attempt to do the same with Mickey will still be infringement

ArchNemo posted...

movie about a superhero who was an asshole.

So...how is that not Superman? He murders children.

Kajagogo posted...

So...how is that not Superman? He murders children.

It's really more Batman. Batman catches you robbing a bank and beats the fucking shit out of you and you're in traction, Superman catches you and he flies you to jail and gives you a lecture on why stealing is wrong.

Hayame_Zero posted...

No, the original cartoons enter the public domain. Disney will always retain the rights to the character.

This is nowhere close to the truth. Do you understand how copyright works?

I'm kind of curious how copyright works with a character that has like a million different interpretations because of continuity nonsense. Like... the very first "leap over a building" superman would go public domain... but DC might actually be able to successfully argue that it's a different character entirely than modern Superman, or even Silver Age vs Golden Age.

ZangsBeard posted...

By allowing people to use characters, previously locked down by single corporations, in new and different situations... death of originality.

Huh. Weird.

Hancock, Brightburn, Invincible, The Boys. Just a few examples of Superman stories that didnt use Superman. The difference is they had to make a compelling character not just use someone elses idea.

There wont be tonnes of magical amazing well thought out stories. Just crappy rehashes banking on the Superman name.

please see Honey & Blood the Winnie the Poo version, the millions of terrible Sherlock or King Arthur versions. Did we get one or two good properties? Maybe its debatable.

Will it be worth it when every company is releasing a shitty Superman story to the point the character you hate seeing Superman?

pokedude900 posted...

Superman has already been acknowledged as a fictional character in the MCU once or twice.

Did they mention Clark Kent by name or only Superman? If all they have is, "You do too much, you're not Superman," then they could still have Clark Kent appear in the MCU and adopt the moniker of Superman.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/7/1/AAdlC_AADxpL.jpg

Iron Man had Tony Stark name his alter ego after the Black Sabbath song.
Batman Forever had the Riddler's costume exist as part of a fortune telling machine called the Guesser.
MCU Superman could have Clark Kent adopting the identity based off of the fictional pop culture hero.

The Winnie the Pooh horror movie proves that Disney can still own there Winnie the Pooh brand in a sense of they actually try (and currently they dont have to try very hard)

The majority of Disney characters are already public domain.

Aladdin
Ariel
Arthur
Belle (Beauty)
Cinderella
Elsa
Hercules
Quasimodo
Robin Hood
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White

Is Peter Pan public domain? I'm pretty sure he is. In any event, you can still put a trademark on a specific character design and sue someone if their version is a little too close to your own. Disney put Filmation out of business over Snow White: The Adventure Continues.

YeOld3DS posted...

This is nowhere close to the truth. Do you understand how copyright works?

I do. When a copyright expires for the original work, that specific work can be monetized and used in any way, as long as it doesn't infringe on the trademark.

Trademarks are not bound by time, and are specifically used for protecting properties if a likeness is infringed in another work or art. A company can infinitely renew trademarks for their IPs