deejayway wrote:
ReviveTheRedRaven wrote:

So basically if a corporation takes advantage of a situation by having someone over a barrel, it's fair to exploit them and there should never be any chance of redress?

First, the corporation the Kirby's are suing had nothing to do with Marvel Comics in the sixties.  And, yes, it is fair to exploit people who don't know their own worth.  That's the American way. Well, its also the Chinese way, the Vietnamese way, etc.  If Kirby is gullible enough to think Martin Goodman is going to honor something NOT on paper, then he shouldn't have been surprised at the result.  Maybe Kirby, when a publisher himself, should have supported an artists' union?  


ME: Great company to keep and fine examples to cite in support of the morality of your argument.

I'm not arguing whether or not Kirby had the courage of his convictions (he obviously left the real fighting to others) but that's irrelevant. He deserved more than he got, whether he was willing to fight for it or not. If a local gang is extorting kick-backs, should the level of justice meted out upon them be contingent on how much resistance the victim offered?

And how many working people have deserved more than they got?
Because he was Kirby he deserved more than the average worker struggling to survive?
I made more money for my former employer than everyone on this board combined could spend in a lifetime, or their children or grandchildren could. I worked well ebyond what was expected of me and then when they felt I was making too much they gave me the axe. They make millions per week on the things I did for them. Should I be able to sue them for a percentage. Legally no, morally....

I've always expressed my distaste for lawsuits decades after the fact.
Jack is dead. All or most witnesses are dead.
All I see is the greed of the family. Is it just a mild coincidence that this came to fruition after the purchase of Marvel by Disney?
In the end noone put a gun to Jack's head.