En garde! A legal duel over whether Zorro is in the public domain continues, after a California federal judge on Tuesday declined to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit that could declare the iconic character free for all to use.
Robert Cabell sued Zorro Productions Inc. and its owner, John Gertz, in 2013 claiming it "built a licensing empire out of smoke and mirrors" and Zorro should be in the public domain. Cabell says he published Z — The Musical of Zorro in 1996 based on author Johnston McCulley's 1919 story The Curse of Capistrano. The legal fight began when Cabell licensed...
Robert Cabell sued Zorro Productions Inc. and its owner, John Gertz, in 2013 claiming it "built a licensing empire out of smoke and mirrors" and Zorro should be in the public domain. Cabell says he published Z — The Musical of Zorro in 1996 based on author Johnston McCulley's 1919 story The Curse of Capistrano. The legal fight began when Cabell licensed...
- 5/31/2017
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Well, we didn't see this one coming. Check out the press release from Dynamite Entertainment:
New York, NY (December 14, 2010)-One of comicdom's first and greatest heroes, Zorro, will have fallen in battle, sacrificing his life to save his people. Upon learning of this tragedy, it falls unto the future hero of the Wild West, The Lone Ranger®, to avenge the death!
Dynamite Entertainment, home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, and Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world's leading entertainment franchises, including The Lone Ranger, and Zorro LLC, today announced the publication of the first crossover comic for pop-culture's most-famous masked heroes, The Lone Ranger and Zorro.
Written by Ande Parks, the first issue will also feature covers by Alex Ross and professional wrestling icon-turned-artist, Jerry "The King" Lawler, as well as Francesco Francavilla and Tom Yeates! The comic is scheduled...
New York, NY (December 14, 2010)-One of comicdom's first and greatest heroes, Zorro, will have fallen in battle, sacrificing his life to save his people. Upon learning of this tragedy, it falls unto the future hero of the Wild West, The Lone Ranger®, to avenge the death!
Dynamite Entertainment, home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, and Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world's leading entertainment franchises, including The Lone Ranger, and Zorro LLC, today announced the publication of the first crossover comic for pop-culture's most-famous masked heroes, The Lone Ranger and Zorro.
Written by Ande Parks, the first issue will also feature covers by Alex Ross and professional wrestling icon-turned-artist, Jerry "The King" Lawler, as well as Francesco Francavilla and Tom Yeates! The comic is scheduled...
- 12/14/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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