Originally Posted by
Brian B
I’m not really going to defend Marvel or Disney on this from an ethical perspective.
They should give Brubaker a royalty, even if he isn’t legally entitled. It’s the right thing to do. He did create the Winter Soldier identity.
Jack Kirby’s estate finally got a piece of the action.
Joe Simon didn’t really get treated that well, though he did sign away rights. I think his estate should get a piece of the action, too.
Again, from my understanding Simon is not owed anything, and I’m sure Brubaker had a good idea of the score going in.
Nonetheless, the ethical obligation would be to give the Simon estate and Brubaker some money, even if they aren’t owed it legally.