Booker Zhang is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at the University of Manitoba. On February 15, 2022, Spider-Man: No Way Home has hit $1.8 billion at…
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Scarlett Johansson v Disney Black Widow: What is a Theatrical Release in the Age of Streaming Services?
Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. American actress Scarlett Johansson, known for playing the Black…
Kimble v Marvel gets caught up in SCOTUS's web
United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is a fan of comics. If you had not already read that in her bio at SCOTUS-tracking blog Supreme Court Review, you might…
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…
Marvel Wins Right To Retain Copyrights Of Comic Characters
Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. Marvel Worldwide Inc. won its case to retain the copyrights to comic characters against the estate of legendary comic…