Tag Archive | "law"

Lawyers, law and comic books

Thursday, November 4, 2010

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Mark S Zaid gives wears two hats – an expert in security law and a serious comics fan and collector. In this video from the Yale Law Librarians he discusses how the law has affected the comics industry over the years, from the use of ‘ashcans’ to establish copyright on designs, logos etc and early [...]

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Copyright and superheroes

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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Three copyright specialists -Doug Lichtman, Peter Menell and David Nimmer – discuss copyright termination on a podcast from the Intellectual Property Colloquium, with reference to legal precedents set by cases involving Superman, Captain America and others: “Copyright law has long recognized in authors an unwaivable right to terminate certain contracts and licensing agreements. A handful [...]

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Comics retailer ordered to destroy stock by lawyers

Saturday, February 6, 2010

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BoingBoing is reporting that Heavy Ink, a Massachusetts based comics retailer, has been sent a letter from a firm of LA lawyers apparently acting on behalf of Olivia Munn (no, I’m afraid I had no idea who she was either). They are claiming that a comic book HI are selling, Brian Denham’s Celebrity Showdown: Olivia [...]

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From our continental correspondent – The Comics Code A La Francaise celebrates 60 years

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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The history of the Comics Code probably is common knowledge for most of our readers here: faced with impending restrictive regulations after congressional hearings surrounding Frederic Wertham’s book, Seduction of the Innocent, the American comics publishers drew up their own code of conduct, defining what was permissible in children’s comics, what could be shown, and [...]

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