I am not a lawyer, nor would I want to be, but I'm wondering that if there is any wiggle room at all in what seems to be a solid contract, it's here. Exactly what defines being a member of the same character "family" (Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc.)? If a lesser known hero merely appeared in the Avengers for a few issues twenty years ago, for instance, can we still interpret that to make them a member of the Avengers family just as much as Thor or Iron Man? This isn't precisely defined in the contract; Are we talking characters used over the lifetime of the Avengers book or just contemporary members?
But it really doesn't matter much anyway, since only lesser-known, obscure characters would be made available by even the most favorable ruling. Disney creating a Spider-Woman ride (or whatever) would look a poor effort compared to more famous Spider-Man over at Universal.
Incidentally, though, what is Ant Man's history? I'm not familiar with him, there is a movie due out, so what "family" group does he belong to?
