The legality of superhero movies

[Mad World]

They really can. It's called "Asset Forfeiture" and the government can take any asset (including posessions like the suit) that could have been purchased or created with assets recieved while in the comission of an illegal activity, or itself was used in the comission of a crime (which it was several times.) The government has the legal framework to take the suit.

Also, you aren't the only one making the point about Stark giving the U.S. weapons, so don't make him mad. But that hasn't happened for quite awhile by the time IM 2 rolled around. He stopped making weapons for governments during the 1st movie.

Well, you proved me wrong. Haha.

I didn't know that. What crimes did Tony commit with the suit, again? I know that in the first movie, he attacked the terrorists (or whatever you want to refer to them as). I suppose that technically wasn't allowed? Oh... and his company was (without him knowing) selling arms to said terrorists, right?

 

[Mad World]

Edit: double post. Sorry. Initial one didn't seem to be showing up, so I tried again.

 

[Vivi22]

What crimes did Tony commit with the suit, again?

I don't think he really committed any crimes within the US, except maybe fighting with the other guy in a giant metal suit in the middle of a city. That certainly could qualify as breaking some laws. Though I'd imagine flying an unauthorized aircraft (which the suit essentially is) at high speeds through US airspace is probably illegal.

 

[Mad World]

I don't think he really committed any crimes within the US, except maybe fighting with the other guy in a giant metal suit in the middle of a city. That certainly could qualify as breaking some laws. Though I'd imagine flying an unauthorized aircraft (which the suit essentially is) at high speeds through US airspace is probably illegal.

Awww. So if I ever develop a suit like that, I can't legally fly around in it? Meh... I'd do it anyway. Even if I got caught, it'd so be worth it. I live in Canada, but for the sake of simplicity, let's assume it'd be illegal here, too.

 

[Berenzen]

I don't think he really committed any crimes within the US, except maybe fighting with the other guy in a giant metal suit in the middle of a city. That certainly could qualify as breaking some laws. Though I'd imagine flying an unauthorized aircraft (which the suit essentially is) at high speeds through US airspace is probably illegal.

Awww. So if I ever develop a suit like that, I can't legally fly around in it? Meh... I'd do it anyway. Even if I got caught, it'd so be worth it. I live in Canada, but for the sake of simplicity, let's assume it'd be illegal here, too.

Yeah, it's illegal in Canada to fly in unauthorized airspace (middle of a city counts, with certain exceptions- Edmonton City Airport comes to mind), but as long as you had a map of authorized airspace built into your HUD and recieved authorization, you'd be fine, since the suit probably counts as an ultra-light aircraft (stark carries the thing around as a case in IM2) so you don't need a license for it.

 

[Mad World]

Yeah, it's illegal in Canada to fly in unauthorized airspace (middle of a city counts, with certain exceptions- Edmonton City Airport comes to mind), but as long as you had a map of authorized airspace built into your HUD and recieved authorization, you'd be fine, since the suit probably counts as an ultra-light aircraft (stark carries the thing around as a case in IM2) so you don't need a license for it.

Sweet. Now that that's out of the way, all that's left is to build the suit.