Dow Jones Business News reported the following:
Marvel Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:MVL - News) might be sued by Chairman Emeritus Stan Lee if it doesn't pay him 10% of company profits earned from movies and television programs, including ancillary rights, that use the company's characters.
According to a Form 10-Q filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Marvel Enterprises said it received a written claim for the profits from Lee and "the threat of litigation" against the company if it doesn't pay him the profits.
Lee said he believes the profits are owed to him under the employment agreement he signed with Marvel Enterprises on Nov. 1, 1998, the filing said.
The company said it's paying Lee an annual salary of $1 million, and it believes his claim is without merit.
Marvel Enterprises, New York, publishes comic books and makes toys based on Marvel Entertainment's more than 3,500 characters.
Resumindo: Tio Stan quer que a Marvel pague 10% de lucros obtidos com filmes, séries de TV, etc.
A Marvel disse que paga um salário de um milhão de dólares por ano pra ele, e que já tá de bom tamanho.

Marvel Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:MVL - News) might be sued by Chairman Emeritus Stan Lee if it doesn't pay him 10% of company profits earned from movies and television programs, including ancillary rights, that use the company's characters.
According to a Form 10-Q filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Marvel Enterprises said it received a written claim for the profits from Lee and "the threat of litigation" against the company if it doesn't pay him the profits.
Lee said he believes the profits are owed to him under the employment agreement he signed with Marvel Enterprises on Nov. 1, 1998, the filing said.
The company said it's paying Lee an annual salary of $1 million, and it believes his claim is without merit.
Marvel Enterprises, New York, publishes comic books and makes toys based on Marvel Entertainment's more than 3,500 characters.
Resumindo: Tio Stan quer que a Marvel pague 10% de lucros obtidos com filmes, séries de TV, etc.
A Marvel disse que paga um salário de um milhão de dólares por ano pra ele, e que já tá de bom tamanho.
