Legal Opinion
Lee v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 17, 2005No. 02 Civ. 8945(RWS)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
The defendant Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (“Marvel”) has moved for partial summary judgment in accordance with Rule 56(a), Fed.R.Civ.P., dismissing the claims in the complaint seeking a profit participation from licensing of its characters for merchandising. The plaintiff Stan Lee (“Lee”) has cross-moved for partial summary judgment declaring that he is entitled to 10% participation in profits derived by Marvel from television or movie productions, not limited by so-called “Hollywood Accounting,” including film/television merchandising when the profits do not result…
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