User blog comment:PokemonmasterZ98/ANOTHER HIATUS/@comment-68.228.153.159-20121014022136/@comment-99.157.206.57-20121014060638

Maybe the characters ARE part of the DC universe, but the fact that there are legal issues probably means that these particular characters will just work solo for now (in the comics, at least). if they appear again.

I don't think that something like this should have affected Young Justice in any way that it would force the show into hiatus. I mean, we were going to see Static potentially going into action before all this craziness with Cartoon Network happened.

SO I personally don't think DC lost the rights; it's just that things have probably been uneasy since Dwayne McDuffie passed away.