Marvel Division News Today

>> mike: scarlett johansson and disney settled their dispute over the release of marvel cinematic universe movie "black widow." johansson said the studio breached its contract by releasing the film on their streaming platform disney plus. the terms of the settlement are unknown but johansson released a statement saying she look forward to continuing her collaboration with disney in the years to come. time for night court, another legal fight on disneys hands. this time from its marvel division. ...

The statutory period passes. the act itself was amended in the 70s and the intention was to give creators more ownership rights. the current test to determine the ownership is to prove instance and expense. in the lawsuit, marvel who claims this but the problem is theres no paper trail of an agreement. the proper employment classification and notes of any actions they took to claim that ownership. >> mike: exhibit b, these contributions in the work for hire situation and the complete. donalds is...

To which the copyright act termination provisions do not apply. bob, how do you see it? >> i see it that way. it may be unfortunate for the creators with the fact is the creators never had a copyright is sell in the first place. these -- marvel did things interestingly. i looked at this, they created the outlines, they collaborated with the artists and they had complete creative control over the product. thats the work for hire scenario. to sarahs point, the case looks pretty clear. absent an ag...

Exercised control over its riders contributions and networks were effectively made for hire, the copyright law does not apply. lets take it to our legal eagles. attorney and data privacy specialist. and criminal defense attorney bob bianchi. exhibit a from the hollywood reporter. the complaints which the hollywood reporter has obtained, against the heirs of some late comic book geniuses including stanley, jean. seeking declaratory relief that these blockbuster characters are ineligible for copyr...