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Stan Lee Media and Disney Battle For Ownership of Marvel Characters

Posted by samzenpus on from the mine-now-I-take-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Stan Lee Media and The Walt Disney Co. have taken their arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals over who owns the rights (and profits) to Marvel characters. Though Disney bought Marvel in 2009, Stan Lee Media (no longer associated with Stan Lee, himself) still claims copyright of the characters."

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  1. Background material: by bmajik · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...

    Short Version: Stan Lee has had nothing to do with SLM for over a decade - since his former friend and co-founder fled to South America to avoid federal securities fraud prosecution.

    SLM is currently a few leeches who have nothing to do with the comics industry are trying to sink their claws into the profits of the creative class.

    I understand that creative people need money to work, and the entities that front that money are due a return on their investment.

    That's not what's going on here.

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    My opinions are my own, and do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
  2. Re:We can be certain of one thing by Russ1642 · · Score: 5, Informative

    The actual people who came up with the characters sold them for money.