![]() He shared more details about his alleged dispute with DC, claiming that "certain events" had triggered him to release the franchise into the public domain sooner than he had initially planned. He reiterated that he has chosen to "purposely and irrevocably" surrender his Fables property to the public domain, stating that he "alone had the right, or the power, or the authority (choose your term) to do this". In a follow-up Q&A on his blog, Willingham expanded on his actions and the reasons behind his decision. "Since I can't afford to sue DC, to force them to live up to the letter and the spirit of our long-time agreements since even winning such a suit would take ridiculous amounts of money out of my pocket and years out of my life," Willingham wrote, "I've decided to take a different approach, and fight them in a different arena, inspired by the principles of asymmetric warfare." According to him, issues include a lack of consultation, late and incorrect payment of royalties, and quarrels over media rights. Willingham shared his view that the Fables properties had "fallen into bad hands" and alleged longstanding disputes with DC involving violations of agreements between himself and the company. He stated he is "the sole owner of the Fables intellectual property" and has opted to "give it away to everyone" following a breakdown in his business relationship with DC Comics. These comments come after Willingham published a post on his personal blog claiming he had released Fables into the public domain. "DC reserves all rights and will take such action as DC deems necessary or appropriate to protect its intellectual property rights." "The Fables comic books and graphic novels published by DC, and the storylines, characters, and elements therein, are owned by DC and protected under the copyright laws of the United States and throughout the world in accordance with applicable law and are not in the public domain," the statement reads. ![]() In a statement shared with IGN, DC has disputed Willingham's claims about Fables being in the public domain, asserting that is not the case and the company will take any "action" it deems necessary against the infringement of the property as DC retains ownership over the beloved fantasy series and its characters.
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