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Copyright or Trademark?
According to the United States Coyright Offices's Circular 44 about Cartoons and Comic Strips I understand that the cartoon strips themselves are copyrightable. I'm questioning the characters, the names, and the title of the comic strip. It states that there are limitations depending on state, common or trademark laws. For these parts of the comic strip, should and can they be trademarked since it sounds like being copyrighted is limiting. If anybody can shed any light on this I would appreciate it. Some of this is very confusing.
According to the United States Coyright Offices's Circular 44 about Cartoons and Comic Strips I understand that the cartoon strips themselves are copyrightable. I'm questioning the characters, the names, and the title of the comic strip. It states that there are limitations depending on state, common or trademark laws. For these parts of the comic strip, should and can they be trademarked since it sounds like being copyrighted is limiting. If anybody can shed any light on this I would appreciate it. Some of this is very confusing.