Intellectual Property – where the Goth Girl goes mainstream
Then there’s this:
The L.A. Times Blog explains the controversy.
Comics Worth Reading has the follow up.
What are your thoughts?
I can’t believe that any judge will entertain a lawsuit to stop a lawsuit. What kind of precedent will that set? With the announcement of Sonia Sotomeyer as the new Supreme Court Judge, who has a background in intellectual property law, I wonder just how far this case can go?
I’m going to consult my lawyer and get back to this.
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This story is just too weird! Who is going to look at this and *not* see that Emily was inspired by Rosamond. No one. That’s why we have the “lawsuit to prevent a lawsuit.” Did the Emily people not think to approach Nate the Great’s elderly creators first to see if they could cut a deal? Are they being greedy in addition to the CYA reason for the suit. The lawsuit just sounds mean spirited. It’s definitely an example of how “crazy litigious” we are in this country.
By the way, the security words I have to enter in order to post this comment are “moral styluses.” Who thinks up this stuff anyway? Are there immoral styluses? Or is this a commentary on the motivation of writers? Oh, good grief! I’m just grumpy today!