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28 October 2021CopyrightAlex Baldwin

Watch: Jeff McFarland on Marvel’s superhero legal battle

Following a wave of lawsuits from ex-Marvel writers and artists attempting to win back copyrights of some of the company’s flagship characters,  Disney retaliated with suits of its own in September, asking courts to invalidate their termination notices.

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