Copyright and the "Marvel Method" - Jack Kirby's Heirs Lose On Appeal
Copyright and the "Marvel Method" - Jack Kirby's Heirs Lose On Appeal
On August 8th 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that comic book artist Jack Kirby’s contributions to Marvel were “made for hire”, and therefore ineligible for copyright termination notices under §304 (c) of Title 17 of the United States Code.