The law for comic book creators : essential concepts and applications / Joe Sergi.
2015
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Author
Title
The law for comic book creators : essential concepts and applications / Joe Sergi.
Published
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2015]
Call Number
K183 .S47 2015
ISBN
9780786473601 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786473606 (softcover : alk. paper)
9781476617336 (ebook)
0786473606 (softcover : alk. paper)
9781476617336 (ebook)
Description
viii, 258 pages ; 26 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)891718849
Summary
"This book examines the legal history of comics. It presents the legal background and looks at stories behind the cases. Every lawsuit has a story and every case has lessons to be learned. The reader will learn the importance of contracts, the precautions necessary when working with public domain characters, and the effects of censorship"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
vi
Preface
1
Introduction
3
1.
Litigation in Brief
5
2.
Intellectual Property and State Law in Brief
8
3.
Copyright: An Overview
14
4.
Don't Tug on Superman's Cape: DC Comics v. Bruns and Fawcett
39
5.
When Captain America Throws His Mighty Shield: Marvel Comics v. Simon
54
6.
Atomic Batteries to Power and Turbines to Speed: DC Comics v. Mark Towle Replicas
66
7.
When Titans Tangle: Neil Gaiman v. Todd McFarlane
73
8.
Trademark: An Overview
96
9.
What's in a Name? Stan Lee v. Stan Lee Media v. Marvel Comics
112
10.
A Lack of Curiosity Killed the Pussycats: Dan DeCarlo v. Archie Comics Publications
126
11.
Whose Witch Is What? Archie Comics v. Dan DeCarlo
137
12.
Contracts in Brief
151
13.
Riders in the Storm: Gary Friedrich v. Marvel Comics
154
14.
The King Deposed: Marvel Comics v. Jack Kirby
164
15.
The Never Ending Battle Begins: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster v. DC Comics
193
16.
The Never Ending Battle Continues: Joanne Siegel v. DC Comics
205
17.
The Never Ending Battle Ends? DC Comics v. Pacific Pictures Corporation
209
18.
Public Domain in Brief
213
19.
Business Structure in Brief
215
20.
Censorship and the Comics Code in Brief
220
21.
Pulled from the Underground: People of New York v. Kirkpatrick
225
22.
And There Came a Day: Illinois v. Correa (The Friendly Frank's Case)
233
Conclusion
236
Chapter Notes
237
References
250
Index
252