in house dollar bill thumbnail
 Total: 43,017 books
 New: 161 books




small login logo

Please enter your details to login and enjoy all the fun of the fair!

Not a member? Join us here. Everything is FREE and ALWAYS will be.

Forgotten your login details? No problem, you can get your password back here.

THE SPIRIT

Pages: [1]

topic icon Author Topic: THE SPIRIT  (Read 2533 times)

tonydax

message icon
THE SPIRIT
« on: January 30, 2017, 05:52:21 PM »

Hello,
Is Will Eisner's Spirit in the Public Domain?

Best,
ip icon Logged

paw broon

  • Administrator
message icon
Re: THE SPIRIT
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2017, 07:46:00 PM »

The Spirit sections and the Quality comics are pd and are already on the site.  Have a look here:-
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=1324
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=1325
The IW issues also are pd.
https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=569
ip icon Logged

narfstar

  • Administrator
message icon
Re: THE SPIRIT
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2017, 09:13:02 PM »

The character of the Spirit is  still under trademark
ip icon Logged

tonydax

message icon
Re: THE SPIRIT
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2022, 07:14:15 PM »

So if you understand correctly.
The spirit logo is not in the public domain?
Since you have the download of the spirit right here?
ip icon Logged

The Australian Panther

  • VIP
message icon
Re: THE SPIRIT
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2022, 01:05:56 AM »

TonyDax,

I don't know why you are still asking this question. 
I replied to you on December 23, 2022, 10:21:16 PM
here.
https://comicbookplus.com/forum/?topic=22942.msg88710#msg88710

Quote
Tonydax,
Something is in the public domain if nobody currently owns the rights to it. 
You can do a new comic using the characters, so you own that comic but not the rights to the characters.
CB+ doesn't make money out of any of the books posted here.
Others do, and publish books of the Golden Age books we have here.
I don't know exactly how it works with the Spirit. Someone will still own the copyright, so you can't make new stories with the character. But the original works were in Newspapers and in Quality comics and nobody owns them, so we can post them. I think.
To learn more, go up to the search bar on CB+ and search for 'Public Domain'. It will take you to many threads on the subject.

cheers!

So no, you can't make a new Spirit comic because Will Eisner's estate still owns the character. 
I suggested you searched for 'Public Domain' to learn more about it means, not because you might get a different answer on the Spirit. 

ip icon Logged

tonydax

message icon
Re: THE SPIRIT
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2023, 04:49:19 PM »

Happy New Year to you all!
Ok I get it now! I didn't understand very well. And thanks for the answer.
ip icon Logged
Pages: [1]
 

Comic Book Plus In-House Image
Mission and Disclaimer: The mission of Comic Book Plus is to present completely free of charge, and to the widest possible audience, popular cultural works of the past. These records are offered as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. They are historical documents reflecting the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. We at Comic Book Plus do not endorse the views expressed in these, which may contain content offensive to modern users.

We aim to house only content in the Public Domain. If you suspect that any of our material may be infringing copyright, then please use our contact page to let us know. So we can investigate further.