Gamal Hennessy
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Attorney, Author, and Business Consultant.
Power Pulp retail partners receive 50% off non-returnable stock and free shipping at a $200 retail order. Which is priced competitively or better than other distributors.
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Op-Ed: An Open Letter About Power Pulp Comics
Jamie Jones, co founder of Power Pulp Comics, an indie distributor, responds to come comments made at the Beat
https://www.comicsbeat.com/op-ed-an-open-letter-about-power-pulp-comics/
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Comic book law is a specific area of intellectual property. I’ve represented hundreds of comic book creators and publishers for more than 25 years. If you want a free legal consultation for your comic book or the contracts related to your comics, please visit my website.
www.gamalhennessy.com
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Gamal Hennessy | Empower Creative Success Today
Explore legal services, business consulting, and creative content by Gamal Hennessy, an attorney, author and business consultant supporting independent creators with expert business and legal advice.
https://www.gamalhennessy.com/
5 days ago
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A North Carolina retailer has been arrested and charged with the felony of distributing obscene literature after a mother opened a bag containing a comic in Sunset Beach, NC.
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North Carolina retailer arrested after giving out comics for Halloween
A retailer in Sunset Beach. North Carolina has been arrested and charged with a felony after giving out a comic that contained male nudity
https://www.comicsbeat.com/north-carolina-retailer-arrested-after-giving-out-comics-for-halloween/
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Book bans and censorship have spiked in recent years, especially for comics. If you’d like to learn more about this issue and what you can do to fight back, sign up for the free monthly newsletter The Comic Book Advocate.
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Comic creators can get their burning business and legal questions answered live. Tune in tomorrow at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for The Business of Comics podcast. The show will cover industry news, fundamental concepts, and audience questions.
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The Business of Comics Podcast for November 1st, 2025
YouTube video by The Business of Comics
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10 days ago
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"If all this media consolidation is about asserting cultural dominance, it will be very interesting to see how that plays out downstream, in the foundries and repositories of our storytelling heritage."
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Another Year, Another Possible Owner for DC and Warner Bros.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/60885/another-year-another-possible-owner-dc-warner-bros
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Sign up for The Business of Comics Newsletter to get monthly e-mail news, tips, and advice on how to get the most from your characters and stories. If you sign up now, I’ll send you my step-by-step video guide on how to register the copyright for your comics.
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Comic Book Creator Newsletter
Sign up for the free Professional Comic Book Creator newsletter to learn the best business practices for how to publish a comic book.
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11 days ago
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Comic book law is a specific area of intellectual property. I’ve represented hundreds of comic book creators and publishers for more than 25 years. If you want a free legal consultation for your comic book or the contracts related to your comics, please visit my website.
www.gamalhennessy.com
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Gamal Hennessy | Empower Creative Success Today
Explore legal services, business consulting, and creative content by Gamal Hennessy, an attorney, author and business consultant supporting independent creators with expert business and legal advice.
https://www.gamalhennessy.com/
12 days ago
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Authorities are trying to ban the award-winning manga series, Assassination Classroom, about an octopus alien teaching high school. Fortunately, libraries offer free digital access to banned books, including this sci-fi comedy.
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Banned Manga: Assassination Classroom & How to Read It! #shorts
YouTube video by The Business of Comics
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17 days ago
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The new code will deem "any material that promotes, encourages or positively depicts transgender procedures, gender ideology or the concept of more than two biological genders" as inappropriate for children and minors under the age of 18
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APLS to hold public hearing on proposed transgender book ban - Gulf Coast Media
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) will hold a public hearing on Oct. 21 in Montgomery on a proposed state code change that would ban transgender materials for minors. If approved, the …
https://bit.ly/ban102325
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If you would like to protect the legal rights to your comic or your professional comic book career, my firm is currently accepting both short-term and long-term clients. Please contact me to schedule a free consultation.
www.gamalhennessy.com
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Gamal Hennessy | Empower Creative Success Today
Explore legal services, business consulting, and creative content by Gamal Hennessy, an attorney, author and business consultant supporting independent creators with expert business and legal advice.
https://www.gamalhennessy.com/
19 days ago
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Manage Comics, a POS system used by more than 100 shops, announced that its data shows that sales are up 18% in 2025.
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Report: Comic sales are up 18% in comics shops
According to data gathered from the POS system Manage Comics, comics shops sales are up 18% over 2024 with new young readers the reason
https://bit.ly/sales101725
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Creators can get their burning business and legal questions answered live. Tune in this Saturday at 3:00 PM EST for The Business of Comics podcast. The show will cover industry news, fundamental concepts, and audience questions.
#comics
#business
#podcast
#creator
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Ask Me Anything: Your Questions Answered on the 20th! #shorts
YouTube video by The Business of Comics
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According to court filings, the company has less than $50,000 in assets and between $10-50 million in debts.
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Humanoids files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Humanoids, the US arm of the famed French publisher, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with less than $50,000 in assets
https://bit.ly/hurlant101625
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Random Information: Both PayPal and Venmo appear to be down this afternoon, according to Forbes:
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Venmo And PayPal Are Down For Some, According To Monitor
Users reported issues logging in to the popular mobile payment app.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2025/10/16/venmo-and-paypal-are-down-for-some-according-to-monitor/
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Comic book law is a specific area of intellectual property. I’ve represented hundreds of comic book creators and publishers for more than 25 years. If you want a free legal consultation for your comic book or the contracts related to your comics, please visit my website.
www.gamalhennessy.com
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Gamal Hennessy | Empower Creative Success Today
Explore legal services, business consulting, and creative content by Gamal Hennessy, an attorney, author and business consultant supporting independent creators with expert business and legal advice.
https://www.gamalhennessy.com/
26 days ago
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Book bans and censorship have spiked in recent years, especially for comics. If you’d like to learn more about this issue and what you can do to fight back, sign up for the free monthly newsletter The Comic Book Advocate.
bit.ly/022125CBA
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The new Marvel releases, which will be available day and date with print release, are being added to the package for subscribers at no additional cost. The expansion of GlobalComix publishers comes amid a torrent of new digital comics announcements.
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GlobalComix Gets Marvels Day and Date
For Subscribers or Purchase
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about 1 month ago
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American Censorship Goes Far Beyond Kimmel and Colbert. Read the Comic Book Advocate for September 2025
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about 1 month ago
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If you would like to protect the legal rights to your comic or your professional comic book career, my firm is currently accepting both short-term and long-term clients. Please contact me to schedule a free consultation.
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Free Contract Attorney Consultation
If you would like a free consultation about your artist collaboration agreement, copyright license agreement, or work for hire agreement, please feel free to use this form.
https://bit.ly/comicbooklaw
about 2 months ago
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The Business of Comics Podcast is going live in twenty minutes. Click this link at 3:00 pm EST to ask a question or listen in.
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The Business of Comics Podcast
YouTube video by The Business of Comics
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about 2 months ago
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On Saturday, September 20th at 3:00 pm EST, join attorney, author, and business consultant Gamal Hennessy to ask your questions about working and building a business in the comic book industry.
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The Business of Comics Podcast
Join attorney, author, and business consultant Gamal Hennessy to ask your questions about working and building a business in the comic book industry. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Chec...
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about 2 months ago
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The program offers more than 30,000 individual issues, volumes, and collected editions spanning nearly 90 years, with comics available individually directly on the GlobalComix platform. Day-and-date releases will drop weekly moving forward.
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DC Comics now available day and date on GlobalComix
Day-and-date DC Comics are rolling out on the GlobalComix platform today, with weekly drops to come, and more than 30,000 comics
https://bit.ly/globalcomix091825
about 2 months ago
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Comic book law is a specific area of intellectual property. I’ve represented hundreds of comic book creators and publishers for more than 25 years. If you want a free legal consultation for your comic book or the contracts related to your comics, please visit my website.
bit.ly/comicbooklaw
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Free Contract Attorney Consultation
If you would like a free consultation about your artist collaboration agreement, copyright license agreement, or work for hire agreement, please feel free to use this form.
https://bit.ly/comicbooklaw
about 2 months ago
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WEBTOON and Disney are teaming up for a new platform expanding on the Marvel Unlimited model. More than 35,000 comics will be available on a single platform, with one subscription. And Disney is taking a 2% equity interest in WEBTOON Entertainment.
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WEBTOON and Disney team for all-new digital comics platform
Disney and WEBTOON have entered an agreement to launch a new subscription digital comics platform that will feature all of Disney brands.
https://bit.ly/disney091625
about 2 months ago
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Previews #445 is just 98 pages, compared to 600 before the bankruptcy filing and sale, and it carries listings for just 257 items, six of which are resolicited.
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Diamond 'Previews' Comes to an End
October Issue, #445, Is the Final One
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about 2 months ago
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Citing the growth in sales of comics, graphic novels, manga, and RPG publishers in its catalog, IPG has announced terms for direct market distribution.
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Book Distributor IPG to Begin Direct Market Distribution
With Free Freight, Discounts for Returnable and Nonreturnable Orders
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about 2 months ago
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DC’s statement is vague, but comes just hours after Felker-Martin was banned from Bluesky, apparently over these comments about the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
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DC cancels new RED HOOD series, declines to specify why
The news comes just hours after writer Gretchen Felker-Martin mocked the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
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about 2 months ago
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The company plans to use the new capital to scale and expand its IP portfolio and premium franchise pipeline.
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HarbourView Leads $30 Million Investment In Lion Forge Entertainment
The animation and live action studio is behind hits such as 'Iyanu' and 'Hair Love.'
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The suits rely heavily on the fact that none of these publishers filed a U.C.C.-1 form which would have staked their claim on the inventory.
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Diamond Doings: 31 separate lawsuits against publishers and the case against Sparkle Pop
Diamond is suing 31 publishers to stake claim to the ownership of their inventory; and more from Sparkle Pop
https://bit.ly/Diamond091025
2 months ago
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Don't spend that AI settlement money just yet... The federal judge is concerned that the class lawyers struck a deal that will be forced "down the throat of authors." Alsup reportedly felt misled by the deal and said it was "nowhere close to complete."
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Judge rejects Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright lawsuit
According to Bloomberg Law, the federal judge is concerned that the class lawyers struck a deal that will be forced "down the throat of authors."
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2 months ago
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Anthropic will pay an estimated $3,000 per work to roughly 500,000 authors
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Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion in copyright settlement
The settlement marks a turning point in the clash between AI companies and content owners.
https://bit.ly/AI2090825
2 months ago
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The lawsuit alleges Midjourney trained its AI system on “illegal copies” of Warner Bros. works and encourages its users to pick iconic characters like Batman, or Wonder Woman and create downloaded images and videos of those characters in “every imaginable scene.
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Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for AI-generated images of Superman, Bugs Bunny and other characters
Warner Bros. is suing artificial intelligence company Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging that the startup enables its millions of subscribers to create AI-generated images and videos of c...
https://bit.ly/AI1090825
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The ban applies to artists, exhibitors, and guests, and will be included in the terms and conditions for exhibitors.
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GalaxyCon Bans AI Art
At All of Its Shows
https://bit.ly/AI090425
2 months ago
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As a new member of this group, you’re invited to join The Professional Comics Creator Newsletter. The comic book industry is constantly changing and evolving. If you’d like to stay current on all the major news happening in the business, sign up for a free subscription here.
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Comic Book Creator Newsletter
Sign up for the free Professional Comic Book Creator newsletter to learn the best business practices for how to publish a comic book.
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2 months ago
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If you would like to protect the legal rights to your comic or your professional comic book career, my firm is currently accepting both short-term and long-term clients. Please contact me to schedule a free consultation.
bit.ly/comicbooklaw
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Free Contract Attorney Consultation
If you would like a free consultation about your artist collaboration agreement, copyright license agreement, or work for hire agreement, please feel free to use this form.
https://bit.ly/comicbooklaw
2 months ago
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A vendor under the name Oriana Gerez Art was escorted out of Dragon Con 2025 because they were accused of selling AI images as original art over the weekend.
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AI artist escorted out of Dragon Con after police are called
Prompted by convention attendees to take action, police were called to escort a vendor who was accused of selling AI images as original art
https://bit.ly/AI090325
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Congratulations to my client and the editor of my last book, Mr. Joseph Illidge.
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Exclusive: JOSEPH ILLIDGE launches story & strategy studio Illuminous
Comics legend Joseph Illidge tells The Beat about his new production and creative services company, Illuminous.
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2 months ago
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“The Shonen Jump process of searching for young talents, nurturing new series, and monitoring the success constantly via reader surveys – shows how woefully inadequate the US market is to even begin to compete. The US comics market doesn’t even want to make a new Batman.”
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The story that should terrify the American comics industry
A profile of Shonen Jump reveals that US publishers have no systems in place to generate the same kind of success
https://bit.ly/manga090125
2 months ago
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If you’re planning to attend New York City Comic Con, and you want to learn about the impact of AI contracts, and tariffs on the comic book industry, join me and attorneys a lot smarter than I am at these events.
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New York Comic Con 2025 CLE Registration
Tickets for New York Comic Con 2025 CLE Registration in New York from ReedPop. NYCC, in association with NACLE, and Thomas A. Crowell, welcome legal professionals to our exciting Continuing Legal Educ...
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2 months ago
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If you would like to protect the legal rights to your comic or your professional comic book career, my firm is currently accepting both short-term and long-term clients. Please contact me to schedule a free consultation.
bit.ly/comicbooklaw
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Free Contract Attorney Consultation
If you would like a free consultation about your artist collaboration agreement, copyright license agreement, or work for hire agreement, please feel free to use this form.
https://bit.ly/comicbooklaw
3 months ago
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The easy ability for anyone with a phone to create content opens up a lot of opportunities, but like many other emerging and independent businesses, there are legal and financial implications of creating content that some of my clients haven’t considered:
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We’re All Content Creators Now — C3
One of my long-term clients recently came to me with a request for a YouTube collaboration agreement. It wasn’t anything unusual. I have clients who work in video production, and a lot of my work revo...
https://bit.ly/content082525
3 months ago
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Join Comic Art Fans tonight at 9:00 PM EST with guests Gamal Hennessy, Esq. and Jiggy Cruz in talking all about working with an Art Rep, including what to look for, what to avoid, and more to help you make an informed decision about your art sales or purchases.
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All Access Art #5 LIVE | Working with Art Reps
Join Tatiana Dykes (https://www.instagram.com/tdartgallery) Comic Art Fans Director of Events and guests Gamal Hennessy, Esq. (CAF's In-House Counsel https://www.instagram.com/gamalhennessy/ and attor...
https://www.youtube.com/live/WD2H_gjG9RU
3 months ago
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Comic book law is a specific area of intellectual property. I’ve represented hundreds of comic book creators and publishers for more than 20 years. If you want a free legal consultation for your comic book or the contracts related to your comics, please visit my website.
bit.ly/comicbooklaw
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Free Contract Attorney Consultation
If you would like a free consultation about your artist collaboration agreement, copyright license agreement, or work for hire agreement, please feel free to use this form.
https://bit.ly/comicbooklaw
3 months ago
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The Diamond saga appears to be far from over.
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The week in Diamond: The Big Showdown arrives and the truth about Olive Branch
Both sides in the Diamond Consignment Plan have filed multiple objections and listed their witnesses - their day in court comes on Monday.
https://bit.ly/Diamond081525
3 months ago
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Comic book law is a specific area of intellectual property. I’ve represented hundreds of comic book creators and publishers for more than 20 years. If you want a free legal consultation for your comic book or the contracts related to your comics, please visit my website.
bit.ly/comicbooklaw
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Free Contract Attorney Consultation
If you would like a free consultation about your artist collaboration agreement, copyright license agreement, or work for hire agreement, please feel free to use this form.
https://bit.ly/comicbooklaw
3 months ago
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Disney and Webtoon have entered into a strategic partnership to bring comics from the Disney, Marvel, 20th Century Studios, and Star Wars brands to WEBTOON’s mobile vertical-scroll format globally.
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WEBTOON and Disney pact for both reformatted and original scrolling comics
WEBTOON and Disney pact for both reformatted and original scrolling comics
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3 months ago
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AI companies could "face hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damages liability at trial that involves "up to seven million potential claimants, whose works span a century of publishing history," each possibly triggering a $150,000 fine.
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AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified
Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.
https://bit.ly/AI081125
3 months ago
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If you would like to protect the legal rights to your comic or your professional comic book career, my firm is currently accepting both short-term and long-term clients. Please contact me to schedule a free consultation.
bit.ly/comicbooklaw
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Free Contract Attorney Consultation
If you would like a free consultation about your artist collaboration agreement, copyright license agreement, or work for hire agreement, please feel free to use this form.
https://bit.ly/comicbooklaw
3 months ago
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With economic uncertainties and people not knowing whether or not they want to print domestically or print internationally, folks are setting more realistic goals as to what they need, as opposed to, in the past, folks were going for broke.
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ICv2 Interview: Sam Kusek, Kickstarter Senior Outreach Lead, Comics
On Growth in 2024, YTD 2025, Retailer Tiers, New Functionalities
https://bit.ly/Kickstarter080525
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