Essential listening for those of you interested in understanding the legal context of the copyright termination letters that the Kirby heirs delivered in September 2009.

Host Doug Lichtman (Professor, UCLA School of Law) and guests Peter Menell (Professor of Law, UC Berkeley) and David Nimmer (Author, “Nimmer on Copyright”) informally discuss termination rights as part of Intellectual Property Colloqium.

Click on over to the Copyright Termination page to listen.

A few treats to celebrate Independence Day here in the US:

Scans of photocopies of Kirby pencil art from Captain America’s Bicentennial battles! (With a focus on splashes and spreads.)

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles cover pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles page 14-15 pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles page 25 pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles page 30-31 pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles page 32 pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles page 37 pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles page 63 pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles pages 78 & 79 pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles page 82 pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles page 83 pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles back cover pencil art photocopy

1976 – Captain America Bicentennial Battles unused pin-up pencil art photocopy