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Marvel Issues Takedown Notice Over Hi Fi Color Kickstarter – IT'S BACK, BABY (UPDATE)

UPDATE: The Kickstarter for Hi Fi is back… they write,

What happened? As far as I can tell Marvel have copyright attorneys who probably monitor sites like YouTube, Kickstarter, and others for Copyright violations. They saw our campaign and immediately sent a DMCA Takedown Notice to Kickstarer. They did so even though there is a copyright notice on the Kickstarter campaign stating all art used in the book is done with permission. I'm sure these lawyers do not knowing anything about Hi-Fi, the fact that we actually color and paint projects for Marvel & Disney, or about Hi-Fi Color for Comics. They were just doing their job… even if it did almost send me into cardiac arrest!

Fortunately I was able to locate the original Hi-Fi Color for Comics release form from 2007 and send a copy to Marvel's legal representation. Once they verified the info with the records they had on file they contacted Kickstarter and the campaign resumed.

In the spirit of the original document I did agree with Marvel's council not to use Marvel's artwork in the marketing of Hi-Fi Color for Comics or on the final cover for the book. I decided to also remove DC art from our marketing for this same reason (to be clear no one from DC contacted me or asked me to do this). I do not want to do anything imply that Marvel or DC has endorsed the book or is backing the book in any way. You will see Jean Grey's image on the cover has been painted over for the time being and I will create a revised video as well.

For everyone who is backing Hi-Fi Color for Comics please rest assured we do have release forms and permission to use artwork from companies like Marvel, Lucasfilm, IDW, Paramount, J. Scott Campbell, Mike Norton, Terry Moore, and many more. All of the art printed in Hi-Fi Color for Comics is done so only with the express written permission of the Copyright holder or their legal representative.

This weekend, Bleeding Cool ran a Kickstarter appeal for a colouring instruction book and software, Hi Fi Color For Comics, from Hi Fi Color. A colouring studio that colors many a comic from the likes of Marvel and DC, including the upcoming Infinity Man And The Forever People.

Unfortunately it seems it used images from Marvel and DC to show comics colouring at work.

Currently their Kickstarter is suspended and Kickstarter have listed this takedown notice from Marvel Comics.

Hi-Fi Color for Comics [Submitted by Marvel Entertainment, LLC]

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