THE FOO FIGHTERS SUE MARVEL COMICS

Remember the little bit I did on the new WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN cartoon a few weeks back? If you don’t, click the link and read it, and then pop back here.

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Now I hope you weren’t to disappointed that the link to the trailer didn’t work, but there is good reason.

The Foo Fighters are suing Marvel Comics over their use of the songs “Best Of You’ and “Free Me” in the trailer for the new WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN cartoon. Apparently, no one at Cyber-Animation seemed to have thought about the problem of copyright infringement. Seems that the two Foo Fighters songs used in the trailer where used without permission.

There is already a vocal group fans that are screaming, WTF!, who cares that they used the songs. Well,the big issue is that the Foo Fighters care, and their record companies probably do as well.

Personally, I find it interesting and rather ironic.

 

Sure, Marvel  probably figured that Cyber-Animation had done everything they where supposed to, there could even be the possibility that this was meant to be a conceptual trailer and they would get the rights or original music later. Problem is, no matter what the excuse, the trailer was made public, used to promote the upcoming series, and they used the music without permission.

Remember a few years back, when Marvel sued Cryptic Studios regarding the game CITY OF HEROES? If you don’t, Marvel stated that the (in game) player’s ability to make characters which looked like and resembled Marvel characters was copyright infringement. Eventually, the case was settled and the Marvel likenesses where no longer available to be made in CoH. Marvel has also been pretty vocal regarding fans scanning and uploading their comics, which is also copyright infringement.

It just goes to show that everyone is susceptible to mistakes.