Disney purchased FanLib in May/June 2008, two months before FanLib's "closure."

[stewardess]

Gotta love those public records. The tale of the FanLib trademark tells us bunches

Comments

[taiyoukai_nile]

Websites get sold all the time. It is not a surprise that the actual move would start earlier. FanLib was not obligated to say anything until the end. Some sites just do not even say anything before disappearing like "a fart in the wind."

[melyanna]

The interesting thing to me is that they were actively denying the rumors of a buyout well after the buyout had actually occurred.

[stewardess]

Right. Chris Williams and David Williams have still not said anything publicly about the buyout. At the time of FanLib's closure, they let members speculate in the forums that FanLib was failing due to lack of funds.

[topaz_eyes]

That's quite possible if they signed a non-disclosure agreement. It would still be binding.