dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈæʃənəl kˈɑːmɪks pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃənz vˈiː. fˈɔːsɪt pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃənz kˈoːɹt kˈeɪs, ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹt ɹˈuːld ðæt mə klˈʊɹ sˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt fˈeɪld tə plˈeɪs ðə kˈɑːpɪɹˌaɪt nˈoʊɾɪs ˌɔn sˌʌm ʌvðə stɹˈɪps ænd ðˈʌs ðoʊz stɹˈɪps ɑːɹ ɪnðə pˈʌblɪk dəmˈeɪn.
During the National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications court case, the District Court ruled that McClure Syndicate failed to place the copyright notice on some of the strips and thus those strips are in the public domain.