Marvel is launching a lawsuit to protect their characters. The company will be suing to hold onto the Avengers characters, including Iron Man, Spider-Man, Dr.
Strange, Ant-Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Falcon, THR reported Friday (September 24). Click inside to read more… The company’s complaints, being filed against heirs of comic book legends like Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and Gene Colan, are seeking declaratory relief that the characters are ineligible for copyright termination as works made for hire.
Last month, the administrator of Steve Ditko’s estate filed a notice of termination on Spider Man. Marvel is making the case that Spider-Man and Doctor Strange were created as a “Works for Hire,” which gives the copyright to Disney.
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