Marvel Worldwide Inc v Kirby 756 F Supp 2d 461 SDNY2011

Represented Marvel in action for declaration that notices issued by the heirs of comic book artist Jack Kirby seeking to terminate Marvel's copyright interests in numerous comic book characters appearing in Marvel comics were invalid on the ground that all of the characters at issue had been created as works made for hire not subject to termination rights created under the Copyright Act of 1976.