Legal Matters

Kids, don’t try this at home…or in the sewer

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As astounding as it may seem, the youth of today still know who the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are...and they find this cowabunga crowd...

More Superman legal news

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Over at Blog@, Jeff Trexler reports that ne of his posts has been introduced as evidence in the Siegel/DC copyright lawsuit. Under examination...

Gag order issued in Michael George case

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More legal maneuvers in the case of Michael George, whose conviction in the killing of his wife has been sent back for a new...

Orphan Works goes down

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The Orphan Works law which most graphic artists have been so worried about has quietly been killed tabled in the House, in the midst...

Orphan Works

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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...

Holy DVD, Batman!•

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This week, Rich Johnston broke the story that part of the reason for the Fox lawsuit against the Warner WATCHMEN may be a rights...

Jury protest over George reversal

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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...

Michael George is getting a new trial

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Once convicted of killing his wife in 1990, comics retailer and convention organizer Michael George is getting a second trial, after a judge overturned...

Rowling wins fair use suit

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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...

Warners fires back, drags in everyone

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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...

Mickey Mouse: not just for Disney anymore?

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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...

Judge allows WATCHMEN lawsuit to go on

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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...

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