Judge Rules for Marvel in Kirby Heirs’ Copyright Claim

July 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

A federal judge has ruled the heirs of comic book artist Jack Kirby cannot reclaim copyrights to such well-known Marvel characters as the Fantastic Four, Hulk and the X-Men. Kirby’s heirs had filed in 2009 notices of copyright termination with Marvel for dozens of characters the artist had created or [...]

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