Nov. 6, 2012
Superman rights debated in 9th Circuit oral arguments
In back-to-back arguments Monday over who owns the 80-year-old Superman character — DC Comics or the two comic strip writers who invented him, a federal appeals court in Pasadena appeared to signal that a jury may need to resolve factual questions surrounding a 2001 rights deal between the publisher and the family of one co-creator.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In back-to-back arguments Monday over who owns the 80-year-old Superman character - DC Comics or the two comic strip writers who invented him, a federal appeals court in Pasadena appeared to signal that a jury may need to resolve factual questions surrounding a 2001 rights deal between the publisher and the family of one co-creator.
Much is at stake. Warner Bros., which owns DC Comics, is in the midst o...
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