[Netherrealmer]

Superman will be Public Domain in 2034, Batman will be Public in 2035 and Wonder Woman in 2037. if Superfans will make content about them then it could be Good... Also Marvel can now make their own versions of those 3. The DC trinity are in trouble. Then we have those people who made those Public domain horror movies.... Also we can see those writers who will use them for political agenda....

Once those 3 becomes Public domain, I can see India making musical movies out of them too.

[mrki444]

There is no way to DC buy rights on it for like decade longer?

[Netherrealmer]

Yup unless they try to exploit the law like Disney Did years ago,

[Tiern]

I am curious to what stories and plots game developers would make with Batman. When I think of it, can't help salivating.

[ptrikha21]

In Bollywood, we already had Krrish and Krrish3 inspired by Superman/Batman.
So once these are public domain, we could see even a full fledged Sci Fi Action movie in Bollywood.
However, it would be hard to guess if it will succeed or not.

Yet I think that all these characters in public domain should have some restrictions about their use.
Let us see what all emerges out.

[cmoneyspinner]

A musical superhero movie might do well in India. Not sure about the USA though.

[peachpurple]

Uf rhey are public domain, do you have to pay them monies for using their photos ?

[Netherrealmer]

Nope' Once a character is public domain. You can exploit them

[eldavis]

Imagine superman singing as he flies to save the day, that would just be super weird.

[cmoneyspinner]

Imagine superman singing as he flies to save the day, that would just be super weird.

I'm imagining. It looks pretty cool. I remember Mighty Mouse singing. "Here I come to save the day."

[eldavis]

Imagine superman singing as he flies to save the day, that would just be super weird.

I'm imagining. It looks pretty cool. I remember Mighty Mouse singing. "Here I come to save the day."

Hahaha, it might be cool, but what about batman?

[Netherrealmer]

Things I expect to happen once the DC Comics Trinity becomes public domain. They're gonna change Superman's ethnicity. They're gonna turn Batman into a horror movie villain. They're gonna turn Wonder Woman into Transnonbinary with she/they pronouns and she is body positive and has beard.

[Jordan]

From my understanding of the these items entering the public domain, there are a few things to consider.

We will use superman first.
1) ONLY the version of Superman featured in the original #1-3 comics will be entered into the public domain. That superman is very different from today. For example,
- A superman that can fly? Cant do it. Still copyrighted.
- Superman that went into phonebooths to change? Still copyrighted (Even though phone booths are none existent now anyways)
- Superman with an heat vision, freeze breath, super hearing, x-ray vision, etc... Still copyrighted.

All superman was back then, was speed and strength. Character traits are also still copyrighted (As caselaw provided with Sherlock Holmes). So the "Hope" type superman will still be copyrighted. He was more violent and aggressive before.

2) The word "Superman" is still trademarked. You won't be able to create commercial titles with that name in it.

Also, keep in mind, this is laws regarding the character in the United States. Other countries have their own laws on copyright and public domain.

[Netherrealmer]

They will get around once its public domain. Miles Morales is created so Marvel will keep Spiderman if Peter Parker becomes Public domain

[ptrikha21]

From my understanding of the these items entering the public domain, there are a few things to consider.

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That is quite a lot of knowledge and enlightenment !!
Yes, different countries have different laws and regulations wrt Copyright and Trademark.

[germainebull]

The 2030s are going to be an interesting time for DC Comics fans. By then, some of the most iconic characters will enter the public domain.

Superman: His earliest appearances will enter the public domain in 2034.
Batman: His earliest appearances will follow in 2035

[arunima]

India making musical movies out of them....that brings a smile on my face. You know our film industry so well and music is so much integral and inseparable part of our movies. Our movies based on superheroes, aliens and robots too have nice song numbers to it.

[cmoneyspinner]

Our movies based on superheroes, aliens and robots too have nice song numbers to it.

It sure does. I loved when Shah Rukh Khan played an alien.
I can still see and hear him dancing and singing.

"will you be my chammak challo ... oh oh oh"

[Jem Smith]

Well that will be interesting. I don't think the horror parody type of movies really take anything away from the originals though. They're usually stupid, but nobody's forced to watch them. I'd kind of like to see Bollywood musical versions of these.

[Netherrealmer]

BTW just because they will become public domain it doesnt mean their villains will. The villains who debuted with them might get public domain but villains with living creators like Harley Quinn are from from becoming public domain.