User blog comment:Machineman2005/Why is Battle Fever J among the Marvel Multiverse?/@comment-1456680-20191019155812

The Battle Fever J franchise was created as part of a collaboration between Marvel and Toei. Marvel has owned the rights to the name "Miss America" since 1943 so when Toei wanted to have one of their characters use that name they needed Marvel's permission. Instead what they ended up with is Marvel owning the copyright to the entire Battle Fever J universe (plus the Denziman and Sun Vulcan IPs). So it is all owned by Marvel and hence it is all part of the Marvel Multiverse. Because that's how copyright works; it's either part of your portfolio of copyrighted work or it's not, so it's either in your multiverse or it isn't. If Marvel has at any point explicitly said "no, Battle Fever J is not part of the Marvel Multiverse" that would have jeopardize their copyright, so they have never said such a thing. The fact that Toei had (has?) a licencing agreement with Marvel is neither here nor there. To the average fan it might seem as if Battle Fever J has nothing to do with Marvel but the copyright lawyers say otherwise. And who am I to argue with high priced lawyers who make more in one day than I spend on ink in a year? Not me. Ah, copyright law. Shaza_!