CRNI Legal Network Aids Cartoonists
Cartoonists persecuted for their work anywhere on the globe now have the backing of a dedicated team of legal advisers….
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Warning! Scam Targeting Cartoonists Still Active
The scam targeting cartoonists we were alerted to last Spring is still making the rounds, with a twist. Shannon Wheeler…
1926 is Public Domain in 2022
Speaking of The Sun Also Rises… From the Duke University law site: On January 1, 2022, copyrighted works from 1926…
More Star Trek(ish) News – Won’t Boldly Go
(Reuters) – Dr. Seuss Enterprises LP and the makers of the Dr. Seuss/”Star Trek” mashup book “Oh, the Places You’ll…
Book Covers and Looney Trademark Rights
This week, we published a book by the talented Jaime Weinman on the history of the Looney Tunes cartoon franchise,…
AAEC Virtual Convention/ZoomFest ’21 – Oct. 8 & 9
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists kicks off it’s annual convention tomorrow. ZoomFest ’21 features several virtual events that are…
Larry Lieber, Stan Lee’s Brother, Sues Marvel
comic characters © Marvel Comics Larry Lieber, who scripted the initial appearances of Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, Loki, Fin Fang…
Why Not a Few Friday Whatnots?
This Is Fine/Dumpster Fire Mashup Toy Sometimes, it feels like the world is both a dumpster fire and a living…
Vive La Parodie
From Techdirt: By way of a throat clearing, there are a couple of things you need to know about Hergé,…
The Complete Superwoman – A First and Last Rarity
This will be an amalgamation of a few subsets we have here: a First and Last entry, a Rarities post,…
Some Comic Book Stuff
In the 1950s Marvel Comics was known as Atlas and by the end of that decade their “mystery” comic books…
Cartoonist Ben Garrison Remains Newsworthy
As we reported yesterday a months old Ben Garrison cartoon recently brought the cartoonist into the spotlight when White House…
Book Title Copyrights – Long Story Short
From Writer’s Digest: Much like names, slogans and ideas, titles are not protected by U.S. copyright laws (which is why…
Gov’t Steals Cartoonist’s Intellectual Property
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health has distributed face masks with illustrations on use and disposal. The problem is that the illustrations…
Swipe File – The Sipress Christmas Hanukkah
Cartoonist David Sipress recently had one of his New Yorker cartoons co opted for use in a conceptual art exhibit….