Legal Opinion
Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. v. ARP Films, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 24, 1988No. 86 Civ 6751 (KC), 86 Civ 6759 (KC)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CONBOY, District Judge:
BACKGROUND
This action arises out of a long but frequently contentious business relationship between Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc., and ARP Films, Inc. Marvel is the successor in interest to a series of corporations that have owned the copyrights to Spider-man and other fictional cartoon characters. 1 In 1968, Marvel and Krantz Films, Inc., entered into an agreement (the 1968 Agreement) which gave Krantz the right, inter alia, to produce and exploit animated cartoon films embodying various copyrighted and trademarked characters including Spiderman.
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