Originally published October 8, 2009
Recent press reports regarding copyright termination notices
filed by the heirs of famed comic book illustrator Jack Kirby as
well as a recent decision by a federal District Court in a
long-running case regarding termination notices filed by the heirs
of "Superman" co-creator Jerome Siegel both serve as
timely reminders of the substantial complexity of copyright and
other intellectual property issues raised by the transfer of
valuable intellectual property assets and the critical importance
of a thorough analysis and understanding of the potential pitfalls
involved in transactions concerning such assets.
On September 20, 2009, only three weeks after the Walt Disney
Company announced it was acquiring Marvel Entertainment, the
New York Times reported that representatives of the heirs
of Jack Kirby — the creator or co-creator with Stan Lee
of many of Marvel Comic's most iconic...
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