Superman Heirs, DC Comics Appeal Copyright Case
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The heirs of Superman creators Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster took their 15-year-old fight with Time Warner Inc.’s DC Comics unit to reclaim the rights to the comic book hero before a federal appeals court.
A U.S. Court of Appeals panel today heard arguments in Pasadena, California, over whether Siegel’s daughter can terminate the rights agreement dating back to 1938, when DC’s predecessor, Detective Comics, published the first Superman story in Action Comics. The panel also heard arguments in a lawsuit by DC Comics against Shuster’s heirs and their lawyer.