Marvel recently sued the heirs of Marvel comics authors such as Stan Lee in order to defend its ownership of these characters.
The cause of the matter was that last month, “Spider-Man” author Steve Ditko’s estate management agency sent a legal notice to Marvel, informing them that the copyright of “Spider-Man” would be withdrawn in 2023.
According to the “Copyright Law” of the United States, after a legal author sells his work and authorizes it to others, he or his heirs can propose to terminate and withdraw the copyright after a certain legal period is met.
“Spiderman” was born in 1962 and will be 60 years old by 2023, so it is in compliance with the termination clause of the copyright law.
But Marvel’s claim is that the legal author of these comic works is Marvel, because these works are “employed works.” According to the US “Copyright Law”, the copyright of “employment works” belongs to the employer, not the specific creator.
Marvel sued this time, including the heirs of Steve Ditko, Stan Lee, and Gene Colan. There are no financial or compensation claims, just courts. Give an explanation.
If Marvel loses this lawsuit, they will lose “Spider-Man”, “Iron Man”, “Black Widow”, and “Dr. Strange” , “Ant-Man” (Ant-Man) and other roles.
Of course, this possibility is very low and very low, because Disney Marvel has a strong team of lawyers. It was Dan Petrocelli who helped them fight this lawsuit. In previous similar cases, he had successfully helped DC to keep his comic characters.Return to Sohu to see more
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