User blog comment:JWarrior89/Jack Sparrow vs Zorro (Campellverse)/@comment-72.35.120.155-20130905110213/@comment-5931345-20130907005740

The Brethren Court and the Price of Freedom are licensed by Disney. It was disney who put the stamp of these novels as official and published it. Especially the Price of Freedom as the author Ann Crispin actually struck a deal to write the novel together with the fourth movie. If you're in doubt, just go to the PoC wiki and check the timeline.