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Jack Kirby Heirs Reclaim Marvel/Disney Rights
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."
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.