2014 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News Archives

January 22, 2014: Superman Legal Battle Clarification

Superman Court Case We reported yesterday that a petition by lawyer Marc Toberoff, calling for a rehearing of the Superman Copyright case, had been denied, ending the long-running battle over the rights to the Man of Steel. In fact, that petition was for a rehearing in the Shuster Estate side of things, with the Siegel Family case still pending an appeal which will determine if a valid copyright transfer was made between Warner Bros. and the Siegels.

    The Siegels are presently scheduled to file a brief in February. Warner Bros. gets to respond the following month. And so on.

    If the Siegels win, they won't be able to stop Superman vs. Batman, but they could be due a big chunk of money from it. And there would be the possibility that recapturing half of the copyright could give them the authority to non-exclusively license Superman rights to others. Of course, the Siegels still face incredibly long odds to change the tide of recent court opinions. And the scope of anything recaptured would be limited to whatever was in early Superman comics. Needless to say, though, the Superman heirs copyright suit has not truly leaped its final bound.

Source: HollywoodReporter.com



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