William Morris Endeavor, SAG-AFTRA and a bunch of comic book heirs are quietly backing a petition to the high court — one that could be a real game-changer.
wasn’t the only excitement these past few days for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. No, instead, there’s been some real action on the Supreme Court docket that teases a potential game-changer in Hollywood. One that could indeed impact plans for the Spider-Man franchise and beyond. And now, Ari Emanuel is involved.
Decades later, Markham’s heirs sought a declaration in court that they could indeed exercise copyright termination, but after a trial, the judge determined the game was created as a work made for hire, meaning Milton Bradley — later acquired by Hasbro — was deemed the author. No termination was possible. This past June, that rulingNow, Markham’s heirs are petitioning the Supreme Court for review. Specifically, they want the justices to address when older commissioned works are made for hire.
If the Supreme Court takes up the case, it will undoubtedly impact Marvel superheroes too because Disney’s primary argument to resist copyright termination is that freelanced contributions like Dr. Strange, Black Widow and Loki were once done at Marvel’s instance and expense. It matters not, as the studio sees it, that Steve Ditko, Gene Colan, Don Heck and others made creative choices and often did so with financial risk, getting paid only upon acceptance.
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