After years of Sony and Marvel having to negotiate over the rights to Spider-Man, some audience members might wonder how X-Men ‘97 can reference him without Sony’s permission, and the answer is a little complicated. Back before Marvel was quite the media juggernaut it is today, they were forced to sell off the rights to many of their properties to stay financially stable. This included selling most of the rights to Spider-Man to Sony. While Marvel has managed to get most of their characters back at this point, Sony is still hanging on to Spider-Man for now.
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Author: Sean Migalla
