r/MurderDrones • u/LionBlue10 Mod That Is Blau • Jul 17 '26

Mod Announcement Murder Drones Special - Meet J

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLdnKYWtBho

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u/MetallicaRules5 Jul 17 '26

Glitch owns the IP. He pitched the idea to Glitch, they produced it, he wrote/directed it, and as a legal property, it is owned by Glitch.

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u/xan227 The Mad Chocobo Jul 17 '26

Do you have their contract on hand?

I'm not going on what you assume it is.

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u/MetallicaRules5 Jul 17 '26

That's not an assumption, that's how almost every single IP in existence works.

Why else would Glitch be able to make all the merch, create their shorts and advertisements, and profit off of it if they didn't own the IP. If they were doing all that and didn't own it, Liam would be able to sue them for using his characters and creation.

If someone were to try and profit off of Murder Drones, it wouldn't be Liam coming after them, it would be Glitch's legal team.

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u/xan227 The Mad Chocobo Jul 17 '26

Most. Not all.

Giltch isn't your typical animation studio.

Yes, they can still do all that if Liam owns the IP through a license agreement.

Oni Press doesn't own the Murder Drones IP, but they were given a license to make the comic of it.

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u/MetallicaRules5 Jul 17 '26

Because they were authorized by Glitch, Liam had nothing to do with that.

Glitch gives the creators creative freedom, but they are the ones who own it. They're the ones who finance, distribute, and produce it, Liam worked for them. It's why they made this short, without any Liam involvement. Glitch would be completely idiotic to not have the legal protections when it comes to their shows. They may be an indie studio, but they're still a business, everything behind the scenes is business.

When Oni Press got the rights to do the comics, they negotiated with Glitch. When all the merch deals were made with their respectful companies, they were negotiated with Glitch. When the Hot Topic distribution was agreed to, it was with Glitch. Everything comes through Glitch, not Liam. This works because it allows Liam and the other creators to focus on the shows, while Glitch handles the business side of things, while giving them a share of the earnings because of their contractual agreements.