[opendtv] Marvel Sues Disney Over Comic Rights

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:06:29 -0500

      Marvel Sues Disney Over Comic Rights
      - Nov 2, 2004 07:48 PM (AP Online)

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Comic superhero stable Marvel Enterprises Inc. 
has sued The Walt Disney Co., claiming the entertainment giant never 
had legal rights to make animated television programs based on comic 
book characters such as "Spider-Man" and "X-Men."


In the suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court, Marvel accuses 
Disney of copyright infringement, fraud and unfair competition 
stemming from Disney's distribution of animated episodes of Marvel 
characters.

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      - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=44704624

 
 
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