{"id":30664,"date":"2012-10-17T21:01:07","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T03:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/17\/warner-wins-big-superman-ruling-vs-schuster-estate.html"},"modified":"2015-05-07T16:38:08","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T22:38:08","slug":"warner-wins-big-superman-ruling-vs-schuster-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/17\/warner-wins-big-superman-ruling-vs-schuster-estate.html","title":{"rendered":"Warner wins big Superman ruling vs Schuster estate"},"content":{"rendered":"

I suspect we'll see an appeal.<\/p>\n

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A judge has ruled that the family of Joe Shuster cannot pursue the copyrights to Superman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA U.S. District Court judge has ruled that a 1992 agreement between the heirs of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster and DC Comics prevents them from pursuing the rights to Superman. Shuster was the artis…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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I suspect we'll see an appeal. Reshared post from +Comicbook.com A judge has ruled that the family of Joe Shuster cannot pursue the copyrights to Superman. 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