Litigation
Nov. 26, 2013
Panel upholds Superman ruling
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed that Warner Brothers does hold the copyright to Superman and that siblings of the hero's co-creator, Joe Shuster, had signed over their rights to the character in a 1992 agreement.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A split 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel made several controversial calls last week in siding with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. over its claim to Superman co-creator Joe Shuster's half of the rights to the superhero. However, the court's 8-page majority opinion was unpublished, meaning the judges intend for the decision on one of the most highly watched copyright termination lawsuits to apply ...
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