The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a ruling yesterday finding that the estates of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster have no claim to the copyright in the Superman properties Siegel and Shuster created. The win solidifies Warner Bros.’ right to continue making films and other derivatives based on the comic book character.
The representatives of each estate had separately served DC Comics with termination notices, which, under certain circumstances, allow the creator of a work to reclaim copyright from an assignee. DC, on behalf of itself and its parent, Warner Bros., responded by seeking declaratory judgments in federal court finding the notices of termination invalid.
This latest decision comes in the case against Shuster’s estate, with DC having already prevailed in a similar action against Siegel’s. DC won the Shuster case on summary judgment at the district court level and the estate appealed. Though the three-judge panel was divided, two judges sided with DC, giving it and Warners a solid victory.
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