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The Law for Comic Book Creators: Essential Concepts and Applications

The Law for Comic Book Creators: Essential Concepts and Applications


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Since the creation of the comic book, cases of legal conflict and confusion have often arisen where concepts such as public domain, unincorporated entities and moral rights are involved. As a result, comics creators are frequently concerned about whether they are protecting themselves. There are many questions and no single place to find the answers--that is, until now. Entertaining as it instructs, this book seeks to provide those answers, examining the legal history of comics and presenting information in a way that is understandable to everyone. While not seeking to provide legal advice, this book presents the legal background in plain English, and looks at the stories behind the cases. Every lawsuit has a story and every case has lessons to be learned. As these lessons are explored, the reader will learn the importance of contracts, the basics of copyright and trademark, the precautions necessary when working with public domain characters and the effects of censorship.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Litigation in Brief 2. Intellectual Property and State Law in Brief 3. Copyright: An Overview 4. Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape: DC Comics v. Bruns and Fawcett 5. When Captain America Throws His Mighty Shield: Marvel Comics v. Simon 6. Atomic Batteries to Power and Turbines to Speed: DC Comics v. Mark Towle Replicas 7. When Titans Tangle: Neil Gaiman v. Todd McFarlane 8. Trademark: An Overview 9. What’s in a Name? Stan Lee v. Stan Lee Media v. Marvel Comics 10. A Lack of Curiosity Killed the Pussycats: Dan DeCarlo v. Archie Comics Publications 11. Whose Witch Is What? Archie Comics v. Dan DeCarlo 12. Contracts in Brief 13. Riders in the Storm: Gary Friedrich v. Marvel Comics 14. The King Deposed: Marvel Comics v. Jack Kirby 15. The Never Ending Battle Begins: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster v. DC Comics 16. The Never Ending Battle Continues: Joanne Siegel v. DC Comics 17. The Never Ending Battle Ends? DC Comics v. Pacific Pictures Corporation 18. Public Domain in Brief 19. Business Structure in Brief 20. Censorship and the Comics Code in Brief 21. Pulled from the Underground: People of New York v. Kirkpatrick 22. And There Came a Day: Illinois v. Correa (The Friendly Frank’s Case) Conclusion Chapter Notes References Index

About the Author :
Joe Sergi is an attorney and an award winning author in the horror, sci-fi and young adult genres. He regularly writes on the history of comics and censorship for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. He works as a senior litigation counsel for a United States government agency, is a member of the adjunct faculty at George Mason University School of Law and teaches comic book law for Comics Experience.

Review :
“Highly recommended”—Fanboy Comics; “the book melds guidance with relevant legal stories to make a readable whole”—Communication Booknotes Quarterly; “a very informative analysis...anyone who is thinking about entering the comics field really should read this...before signing a contract of any kind”—ICV2.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786473601
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 268
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Essential Concepts and Applications
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786473606
  • Publisher Date: 04 Mar 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 521 gr


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