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I'm not sure a report that claims Stan Lee's estate is claiming is the best source. This has appeared in a few reports but seems to be based on nothing more than the writer not being aware that Larry...

However that case went through multiple courts in the Second Circuit which all ruled in Marvel's favour so they certainly took the risk. We'll never know for sure why they settled but I suspect once...

Tintin's an interesting case as the heirs found they did not have all the rights in court a few years back. IIRC a fan newsletter had reproduced panels from the stories. The estate and its company...

Which is a misconception reflecting the campaign run against it focusing on a particular corporation. But I guess "The Let's Be More Like The European Union Act" didn't sound as snappy. The 20 year...

IIRC the legal situation in late 1992 was different for Siegel & family from the Shusters. The 1976 Act limited those who could file for termination to the creator, widow/er, children and...

Has anyone ever actually produced the back of one of these early 1960s cheques? For that matter was a contract on the back of a cheque even legally binding?

It's from a decade later but one of...

Miles Morales was created decades later under a much clearer IP regime. Bendis will have signed a standard work for hire contract (the 1976 Act requires WFH by freelancers to be specified in writing...

What is brewing is that the window for filing termination notices for early 1960s Marvel is currently open but starting to close up. So creators and their heirs have to file termination notices now...

Since Marc Toberoff seems to be representing at least some of them and represented the Kirbys when they did the same it would be extremely strange if such a leading IP lawyer did not know this.

Just to clarify but filing a termination notice is not suing. Of course once the legal notices have been issued it will take a court order to invalidate them and so Marvel/Disney have sued to get...

IIUC the window for reclaiming Namor has now passed.



Or it could be that multiple creators/heirs have filed termination notices and to stop such a termination Marvel/Disney has to sue to...

I've seen a lot of discussion on this subject over the years that often doesn't understand the basics of how a) things were not as clear in the early 1960s as subsequent developments would like and...