Jack Kirby Heirs Reclaim Marvel/Disney Rights

Posted by kdawson on Monday September 21, 2009 @10:54AM from the more-movies-for-grownups dept.

lbalbalba writes "Heirs to comic book legend Jack Kirby sent 45 notices of copyright termination to Marvel Entertainment, prospective Marvel buyer Disney, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, and others studios that that hold licensed media rights to Marvel characters. Some rights could revert to the heirs as soon as 2014, for characters that are among the hottest in Hollywood: The Incredible Hulk, The Mighty Thor, Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Avengers, and others. Among other things the heirs' demand could cause problems for Disney's as yet unconsummated purchase of Marvel."

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Wow! by ArchieBunker · 2009-09-21 10:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Being older than 10 this is meaningless to me. Do kids today even buy comic books anymore? Isn't it mostly the 30-50 year old crowd trying to make an investment? Woo boy am I holding my breath for spiderman 4 in 2011...

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