
The judge entered a judgment that declared Gaiman to be the co-owner of the characters in question, ordered McFarlane to so designate Gaiman on undistributed copies in which these characters appear, provided modest monetary relief in respect of Gaiman's supplemental claim for damages for breach of his right of publicity, and ordered an accounting of the profits that McFarlane has obtained that are rightfully Gaiman's. The case was tried to a jury, which brought in a verdict for Gaiman. He sought additional relief under the Act, other provisions of federal law, and state law, as well. Neil Gaiman brought suit under the Copyright Act against Todd McFarlane and corporations controlled by him that we can ignore, seeking a declaration that he (Gaiman) owns copyrights jointly with McFarlane in certain comic-book characters. Scott Feldmann, Crowell & Morning, Irvine, CA, for Defendants-Appellees in 03-1461. Kahn (Argued), Blackwell, Sanders, Peper, Martin, St. Smith, Lafollette, Godfrey & Kahn, Madison, WI, Michael A.

Scott Feldmann, Crowell & Morning, Irvine, CA, for Defendants-Appellants in 03-1331. Arntsen, Foley & Lardner, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in 03-1331, 03-1461. Levin (Argued), Levin & Associates, Chicago, IL, Allen A.

Decided: February 24, 2004īefore POSNER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges. Todd McFARLANE, et al., Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Neil GAIMAN and Marvels and Miracles, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. United States Court of Appeals,Seventh Circuit.
