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Superheroes for Hire?  Marvel Comics and Jack Kirby Heirs Settle Character Copyright Dispute

Fantastic Four No 1As regular readers of this blog will know, comic book superheroes frequently find themselves at the center of legal disputes over copyright in fictional characters.  In many cases, both sides agree that the characters in question are sufficiently delineated to merit copyright protection, but disagree over which party owns the copyright (and the lucrative royalty stream from sequels, movies, etc.).  The answer is often complicated by the historical structure of the comic book publishing industry,… More