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Gaiman v. McFarlane Decision Handed Down

Posted by chrisd on from the no-word-on-if-he-must-give-up-the-baseball dept.

aronc writes "In a case of speedy justice a jury today ruled that Neil Gaiman was in the right on all 9 counts in the case he brought against Todd McFarlane. More details at ComiCon Pulse and ICv2. This case revolved around ownership stakes for Medieval Spawn, Angela, Cagliostro, and further contracts involving the rights to Miracle Man."

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  1. Fair Play Club (or Farlane Play Club) by jukal · · Score: 3, Redundant
    From here:
    3.There was a contract in 1992 (when McFarlane promised that he would treat Gaiman "better than the big guys").
    4.McFarlane breached the 1992 contract.
    5.There was a contract in 1997 (this was the rights swap of Gaiman's interests in Medieval Spawn and Cagliostro for McFarlane's interest in Miracleman, plus setting royalty percentages for all uses of Angela and allowing "one-off" projects using the characters).

    If he treats the "big guys" worse than he treated Gaiman... we might see a couple of another cases enter court as well.