In the past week the comic book industry has been abuzz with the recent outcome of the Gary Friedrich, co-creator of Ghost Rider, and Marvel/Disney. Many of you have expressed your anger and unjust treatment to Gary due to the court’s ruling. However, I’m not writing this blog to express who was right or wrong in the case. The truth is both parties could have done things differently. However, it is up to us to EDUCATE OURSELVES AND LEARN FROM CASES LIKE THESE.
In order to understand why things happen, we need to clearly state some facts. Here’s a short summary in chronological of key points in this case:
Don’t you love going to a social event where people are interested in your work and they ask you for your contact information? You eagerly give them your business card and wait for them to call you. Do you ever wonder what they think? Well, believe it or not your contact information says a lot about you, especially your email address.
