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One set of heirs to the originator of the Superman character have been awarded copyrights back following the completion of a contract that ended in 1999 from the original sale in 1938. Time Warner, who have been exercising the rights and profiting from them, have been ordered to “share” by a federal judge, at least for the domestic copyrights. No royalties have been awarded yet.
..”"After 70 years, Jerome Siegel’s heirs regain what he granted so long ago — the copyright in the Superman material that was published in Action Comics,” Larson wrote in his order Wednesday. The victory was “no small feat indeed,” he said.”….more, certainly not faster than a speeding bullet, there
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