Entertainment & Sports
Jan. 13, 2010
Marvel Sues to Keep Characters
Marvel Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against the heirs of late artist Jack Kirby to block the family's attempts at reclaiming the copyrights to characters that Kirby created or helped create.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Marvel Entertainment, the comic book company recently acquired by The Walt Disney Co. in a $4.3 billion transaction, has sued the heirs of late artist Jack Kirby to block the family's attempts at reclaiming the copyrights to characters Kirby created or helped create.
Marvel's lawsuit amounts to a pre-emptive strike against claims raised by the Kirby family, potentially obvi...
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