Most sane individuals believe that Marvel's suit against Cryptic Studios, developers of the monumental City of Heroes, was grumpy, party-poopy and just plain curmudgeony (curmudgeonous?). Come on, what's a bit of fan-based fun? Thankfully the legal world agrees as well.
A Federal District court Judge threw some of Marvel's evidence against Cryptic out of court on Friday, claiming that the comic company was out of order with reference to their examples of user-generated artwork. Actually, the exact words he said were "false and sham," when it became clear that the exhibits in question had been created by Marvel itself. Shazam indeed.
Now, can someone please explain to me the laws regarding music sampling in a host of Top 10 hits?
The case still remains open. Debate still remains active on Terra Nova.
