Comic Book Plus is one of the original sites where it’s free to legally read and download Golden and Silver Age comic books. Recently there has been litigation between Disney and the heirs of comic book creators. And Cher also sued to keep her royalties from her work.
The disputes occur when copyrights or rights-to-use contracts expire. Or when works move into the Public Domain. Some comic books or other unique works were never copyrighted. Or the original copyright was not renewed.
Public domain and torrents
Comic book and pulp fiction companies were once part of a massive industry that at its height produced and distributed thousands of new issues, for sale, on a weekly basis. Some of the creator companies specialized in comic or magazine form. And there were also TV serials and film noir works produced.
Sadly, many works were forgotten or simply discarded. But this means they can be viewed for free. Many of these “pulp fiction” works are now in the Public Domain. In other words, there is no legal owner.
