March 11, 2025
Intangible Assets

Warner Bros. Moves to Toss ‘Superman’ Suit Over Foreign Copyrights

Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Comics have moved to throw out a lawsuit over the copyrights to “Superman” in foreign territories, arguing the issue has already been exhaustively litigated. Mark Peary, the nephew of the late Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, filed the suit in January, seeking to invalidate the studio’s copyrights under the laws of

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Intangible Assets

Superman Creator’s Estate Sues DC and Warner Bros. Over Foreign Copyrights Ahead of James Gunn Reboot

The estate of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster sued DC Comics and Warner Bros. on Friday, seeking to invalidate the companies’ copyrights in several foreign markets. The suit revives a long-running dispute that was last addressed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal in 2013. The court rejected the Shuster estate’s attempt to cancel the Superman

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