Please help Superman in Supreme Court case
The Man of Steel – or more specifically the heirs of Superman creator Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster – needs…
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What are the legalities of selling cartoons with the likeness of a celebrity?
MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond takes on the following question in a “I’m not a laywer, but a cartoonist” fashion:…
Court rules DC Comics own Superman. Again
From Robot 6: A federal judge confirmed Wednesday that the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel relinquished any claims to…
The Oatmeal fundraiser takes in $220k
The final tally of Matthew Inman’s fundraiser for National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society is $220,024 – 11…
Check out this Calvin and Hobbes mural
From the GoComics blog: The title of the blog post is “I JUST FEEL BAD THAT OUR LAWYERS ARE GOING…
Court rules in favor of Marvel in Kirby heirs case
Last week the Southern District Court of New York ruled against heirs of Jack Kirby in their suit to reclaim…
Kelley suit against Union-Tribune reinstated
Former San Diego Union-Tribune editorial cartoonist Steve Kelley’s lawsuit against his former paper is heading back to court after an…
Judge dismisses case against Illustrators’ Partnership of America
I knew there was an organization that collected and distributed orphaned royalties, but wasn’t aware of the legal tussle between…
Tom Batiuk responds to Funky blog take down order
Yesterday I wrote that attorney’s representing Funky Winkerbean creator Tom Batiuk sent a cease and desist letter to WordPress.com asking…
Another Kung Fu Panda claim that studio stole idea
Another individual has filed a suit against DreamWorks Animation alleging the studio stole their ideas for the feature film Kung…
Batiuk lawyers force down Funky commentary blog (UPDATED)
WordPress.com received a cease and desist letter from attorney’s representing Funky Winkerbean and Crank Shaft creator Tom Batiuk demanding they…