Gary K Wolf, creator of Roger Rabbit, has regained control of the copyright to the Roger Rabbit character universe, through the use of the Copyright Reversion Rights, something I never knew existed in US copyright law.
The Copyright Reversion Rights law says that a creator who signed away the rights to their work product is entitled to claim those rights back after 35 years, by notifying the US Copyright Office.
Fascinating!
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