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Stan Lee Sues Marvel Comics

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the profit-always-an-ephemeral-concept dept.

night_flyer writes "In a story that demonstrates the way the entertainment industry manipulates its artists, Marvel is claiming that the 400 Million dollar blockbuster movie Spiderman produced no profits, and they are trying to weasel out of their contract that gives Stan Lee 10% of the profits from his creations. Nuff Said!"

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  1. Copyright! by phritz · · Score: 0, Troll
    No no no!

    No one understands the key issue here-
    The Supreme Court must extend copyright so that artists have a reason to create! Otherwise, who'll make sure the artists see the fruits of their work?

    ALSO:
    If it weren't for those evil little P2Pers, the studio would have made money. But because you shared that little Divx, Billy, you took away Marvel's profits, and you made Stan Lee very sad. I hope you're happy.

  2. Re:I completly agree by dumbArtMajor · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have heard it said that the Star Wars films haave yet to show a profit LITERALLY, lives are at stake here, people! Go buy Episode 2 on DVD before George's kids starve to death! (But don't buy too many DVDs, see it in the theatre 3 or 4 times first.)