Scots comic book creator cleared of stealing ideas as £1billion lawsuit thrown out of US court
Mark Millar of stealing ideas from an unknown writer has been thrown out by the highest court in the US.Michael Bennett claimed that Millar had plagiarised his self-published superhero novel Owl for comic book stories and movies.Bennett, of Norcross, Georgia, claimed he had sent his manuscript to comic book publisher Marvel in 2008 and alleged it had then fallen into Millar’s hands.However, although Millar previously worked on Marvel projects, he was never an employee of the company and lived in Scotland at the time.Bennett sued Millar, 50, originally of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, and Marvel for copyright infringement.He was seeking £930million in damages but his case was dismissed by Judge Eleanor L Ross in January last year at the US