Legal Opinion
Gary Friedrich Enterprises, LLC v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 28, 2011No. 08 Civ. 1533(KBF)(JCF)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
KATHERINE B. FORREST, District Judge:
The Ghost Rider has been an iconic character for several decades. He has appeared in numerous comic books, movies, video games, toys and other specialty items. The first phase of the instant lawsuit, commenced in 2007 by plaintiffs Gary Friedrich Enterprises, LLC and Gary Friedrich (“Friedrich,” and collectively with the LLC, “Plaintiffs”), comes down to one determinative question: do Plaintiffs own any rights in the Ghost Rider character (the “Character”) and/or, what is referred to in the comic book and character industry as the…
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