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Jack Kirby Heirs Reclaim Marvel/Disney Rights

Posted by kdawson on 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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  1. Re:Wow! by dunkelfalke · · Score: 0, Troll

    Believe it or not, some people who read/post here are a little on the nerdy side. And some of them read comic books.

    Not a troll, just being honest.
    I have always wondered, why exactly, because for me, comic books are for those who are literacy-challenged and/or don't have a developed fantasy. Nerds should be neither and rather go for real books.

    Then again, I grew up in a country where comics were considered medieval junk.

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  2. Re:One begs the question... by digitig · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why?

    What is Mr Kirby Jr's stance on all this? Does he want money?

    He didn't do any of the work, he just inherited copyrights.

    Worse than a patent troll.

    So you have a problem with inheritance? You think his family shouldn't have inherited the house, either? You think that when somebody dies, all their posessions should revert to the State? Or just the stuff that you want?

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  3. Re:Wow! by Dog-Cow · · Score: 0, Troll

    I do. I hope his heirs all die painfully and penniless. How are they any better than Disney when all they want to do is get money for something they were never a part of?

  4. Re:Wow! by Naznarreb · · Score: 1, Troll

    Disney, and their friends, have quite literally raped the public domain

    So, they violently and sexually assaulted the public domain? You demean yourself, your argument and countless victims rape by comparing a business you don't like to forcibly violating someone. Before you start tossing around phrases like "literally raped" why don't you ask one of the women in your life who has has actually, truly literally raped or sexually assaulted if Disney's legal opinion of copyright fairly compares to their experience. Rates of attempted or completed rape hover around 1 in 6 to 1 in 8 so it shouldn't take too long for you find someone that you know and care about who was a victim.