Law Practice
Jul. 17, 2009
Guarding Superheroes From Evil - of Infringement
Michael Lovitz, a lawyer for the comically inclined, helps graphic novelists protect their work.
By Pat Broderick
Daily Journal Staff Writer So you've come up with an awesome idea for a new superhero - the name, the powers, even a cool costume. Your creation is protected, right? Yeah, it's about as safe as Superman is from krytonite. But artists and writers, being the creative souls that they are, often tend to be clueless when it comes to safeguarding their work. So says Michael Lovitz, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Buchalte...
Daily Journal Staff Writer So you've come up with an awesome idea for a new superhero - the name, the powers, even a cool costume. Your creation is protected, right? Yeah, it's about as safe as Superman is from krytonite. But artists and writers, being the creative souls that they are, often tend to be clueless when it comes to safeguarding their work. So says Michael Lovitz, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Buchalte...
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