First, full disclosure, I've been a Marvel fan since the 80s, and for me the MCU has been a dream come true, and I'm looking forward to many more years of it. With all that said, I gotta say I'm not too concerned about suits and countersuits. I agree that Disney is in a pretty strong position to get hold onto the rights, and I also don't have a problem with the creators' heirs getting a payout: I view it as a form of inheritance. So Disney keeping the rights while the creators' heirs get a (relatively) little something seems like a reasonable solution to me. Oh! And I wish you brought up the fact that, according to my calculations, Golden Age characters such as Superman and Captain America, and Namor, who will be appearing in next year's Black Panther movie, will start going into the public domain in just a little over a decade.
First, full disclosure, I've been a Marvel fan since the 80s, and for me the MCU has been a dream come true, and I'm looking forward to many more years of it. With all that said, I gotta say I'm not too concerned about suits and countersuits. I agree that Disney is in a pretty strong position to get hold onto the rights, and I also don't have a problem with the creators' heirs getting a payout: I view it as a form of inheritance. So Disney keeping the rights while the creators' heirs get a (relatively) little something seems like a reasonable solution to me. Oh! And I wish you brought up the fact that, according to my calculations, Golden Age characters such as Superman and Captain America, and Namor, who will be appearing in next year's Black Panther movie, will start going into the public domain in just a little over a decade.