From rssfeeds@jmason.org Thu Sep 26 11:03:05 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.example.com Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B24316F03 for ; Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:03:05 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:03:05 +0100 (IST) Received: from dogma.slashnull.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8Q81uC06504 for ; Thu, 26 Sep 2002 09:01:57 +0100 Message-Id: <200209260801.g8Q81uC06504@dogma.slashnull.org> To: yyyy@example.com From: boingboing Subject: Public domain superheroes reborn in Tom Strong Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 08:01:56 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; encoding=utf-8 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL version=2.50-cvs X-Spam-Level: URL: http://boingboing.net/#85490211 Date: Not supplied Great piece on the pulp comic characters that appear in the new series of Alan Moore's _League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Tom Strong_ (thanks, Zed) funnybook. These characters, like The Terror and The Fighting Yank, are in the public domain because their original publishers didn't register (or renew, it's unclear) their copyright, which means that they've been granted a new lease on life in _Tom Strong_. The article segues into a very good discussion of the public domain. This was just Slashdotted, so it might be a little slow, but it's worth the wait. Link[1] Discuss[2] (_via /.[3]_) [1] http://www.newsarama.com/public.html [2] http://www.quicktopic.com/boing/H/MfCE7BXSmJdzp [3] http://slashdot.org