Orphan Works
That darned Congress! Have you heard? It's incredible? They passed that Orphan Works bill. Colleen Doran explains::
Worst case scenario: the Senate has passed the Orphan Works Bill and the wording of the Senate bill...
Holy DVD, Batman!•
This week, Rich Johnston broke the story that part of the reason for the Fox lawsuit against the Warner WATCHMEN may be a rights swap of sorts:
Sources tell me that Fox want the 1960s...
Jury protest over George reversal
It's not that often that a JURY protests a legal decision, but the jurors in the Michael George trial seem to want his head on a pike, as they protested with actual signs and...
Michael George is getting a new trial
Once convicted of killing his wife in 1990, comics retailer and convention organizer Michael George is getting a second trial, after a judge overturned the jury's June conviction on the basis of prosecutorial misconduct,...
Rowling wins fair use suit
J.K. Rowling has won a lawsuit against the Harry Potter Lexicon website, which was planning to publish a print version.“I took no pleasure at all in bringing legal action and am delighted that this...
Warners fires back, drags in everyone
The New York Times reports on Warners' response to Fox's suit over WATCHMEN. A key element: Just what did one-time WATCHMEN producer Lawrence Gordon pay to whom, and when?
In a summary of its position...
Mickey Mouse: not just for Disney anymore?
The LA Times rounds up the epic story of how the original Mickey Mouse may just not be "copyright Disney" anymore:
All signs pointed to a Hollywood ending with Disney and Mickey Mouse living happily...
Judge allows WATCHMEN lawsuit to go on
No, not a lawsuit by Alan Moore...rather it's a battle of studio titans, as Fox has been suing Warners saying they control the rights to the "greatest graphic novel of all times.":
At the heart...
Brum comic teaches smuggling
Did you know comics can be used as an educational tool? It's true! Look at this moderately headlined story from the UK, for instance: Midlands supercriminal's comic book guide to drug smuggling.
It features...
“Lois Lane’s abortion and the gay Superman”
Jeff Trexler has been digging through the exhibits in the Siegel vs WB case, and found lots of disturbing correspondence between Detective Comics and Jerry Siegel from 1939 through 1947, including talk of...
Perelman settles with Marvel
A long-running suit against former Marvel owner and billionaire financier Ron Perelman has ended with an $80 million settlement. It all goes back to when Perelman owned Marvel and wrote many notes which he...
Batman busted
Maybe it wasn't such great acting after all...Very sad news, as actor Christian Bale has been arrested in London for assaulting his mother and sister.
Batman star Christian Bale has been arrested by detectives investigating...
