The 9th Circuit hear two appeals Tuesday that could decide the bitter 15-year-old legal battle between DC Comics and the heirs of Jerry Siegel for control over the rights for Superman.
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11-06-2012, 09:38 AM #1Mild-Mannered Reporter
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DC & Siegel Heirs Face Off In Superman Copyright Case Appeal
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11-06-2012, 02:41 PM #2Junior Member
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The only ones getting rich over this is the lawyers.
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11-06-2012, 04:04 PM #3All Roads Lead To Hell
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If that letter written by Siegel's daughter is any indication, those lawyers would be the WB/DC ones. Anyway, we'll see how this plays out.
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11-07-2012, 07:34 AM #4Junior Member
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It'll probably play out in court till about 2036, or whenever the copyright expires.
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So if I'm reading this right, if the Siegel heirs win they would own copyrights to only 50% of the Superman elements in question?
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The DC lawyers are on contract anyway so they get their paycheck regardless Originally Posted by 666MasterOfPuppets
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11-10-2012, 07:28 PM #7All Roads Lead To Hell
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I see. Ah, the legal world is such a charm, eh? Originally Posted by Desean101101
... The Master Of Puppets has spoken.
Goodbye León (november 16th, 1993 - june 12th, 2009). You were, are and always will be the best friend I ever had. I will always love you and never forget you. And please, please forgive me.
Thank you for teaching me about love, patience and caring. Rest in Peace, my friend. I hope that wherever it is you are now, you can run and play as much as you want.
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