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November 21, 2013: Warner Bros. Wins Final Appeal in Superman Copyright Battle

Superman Court Case It appears as though the never-ending battle over the ownership rights to Superman may actually finally be over, with Warner Bros. successfully defending an appeal in court today.

    The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today handed the studio another legal win in their battle with the estates of the Man of Steel's co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster ­ and they did it with some degree of humor. "In this appeal, we address another chapter in the long-running saga regarding the ownership of copyrights in Superman - a story almost as old as the Man of Steel himself," said the court's memorandum today reaffirming an earlier ruling for WB by district Judge Otis Wright III.

    "We are obviously very pleased with the court's decision," said a WB spokesperson in an understatement today.

Warner Bros. now legally owns Superman, with rights affirmed against any possible heirs or challengers.

You can read the full court ruling as a PDF file.

Source: Deadline.com.



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