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	<Title type="string" label="Title" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" ID="1">Marvel vs. Jack Kirby: Legal Rights &amp; Ethical Might</Title><Abstract type="dhtml" label="Description" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" ID="2"><![CDATA[<p>Jack Kirby was a defining cartoonist of his generation. From the 1940s through the 1960s, Kirby created or co-created the foundation that is the Marvel universe: Captain America, The X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Thor, and The Avengers. A billion dollar media empire is built on these superheroes.</p>
<p>Marvel, now owned by Disney, contends Kirby worked under a work-for-hire agreement and his heirs have no right to the revenue his creations continue to generate for their company. A recent court ruling agreed with Marvel but appeals will surely follow. Join The Center for Cartoon Studies' Steve Bissette and Vermont Law School's Oliver Goodenough as they discuss the legal, ethical, and moral issues of the Kirby decision for both Marvel/Disney, the consumers of superhero stories, and the talent that creates them.</p>]]></Abstract><Location type="string" label="Location" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" ID="3">Nina Thomas Classroom</Location><ContactInfo type="string" label="Contact Information" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" ID="4">Oliver Goodenough at (802) 831-1231 or &lt;a href="mailto:ogoodenough@vermontlaw.edu"&gt;ogoodenough@vermontlaw.edu&lt;/a&gt;</ContactInfo><EventStartDate type="date" label="Date" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="true" display="localdateshort" UTC="true" ID="5">20111021T16:00:00</EventStartDate><EventStartTime type="date" label="Time" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" display="localdateshorttime" UTC="true" ID="6">19700101T19:30:00</EventStartTime><Image type="imagefile" label="Thumbnail" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" Expanded="true" AlternateText="" Border="" HSpace="" VSpace="" Width="1" Height="1" Alignment="" ID="7"/><EventEndDate type="date" label="End Date" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" display="localdateshort" ID="9" UTC="true"/><EventEndTime type="date" label="End Time" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" display="localdateshorttime" UTC="true" ID="10">19700101T20:30:00</EventEndTime><Recurrence type="enumeration" values="Day Week Month" label="Recurrence" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" ID="11"/><RecurrenceEndDate type="date" label="Recurrence End Date" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" display="localdateshort" ID="12" UTC="true"/><EventCategory type="multiselect" label="Event Category" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" PageSize="" Query_SelectedFields="@Name" Query_LocationRoot="" Query_PageType="Category" MaxChoices="" AdditionalFilter_XPathQuery="" ID="13"/></EventComponent>
