Characters are not copywritten they are trademarked. That is the highest holy fact that this community should have put into your head.
Also. You do not need to file for official copyright its retained upon creation. Obtaining the paperwork makes it solid as a rock, but not exactly required. Which gives Bagheera the right to file a notice because its not their characters, its the art.
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Date: 2011-12-01 01:26 am (UTC)Characters are not copywritten they are trademarked. That is the highest holy fact that this community should have put into your head.
Also. You do not need to file for official copyright its retained upon creation. Obtaining the paperwork makes it solid as a rock, but not exactly required. Which gives Bagheera the right to file a notice because its not their characters, its the art.