Showing posts with label termination of copyright under US Copyright Act of 1976. Show all posts
Showing posts with label termination of copyright under US Copyright Act of 1976. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Warner Bros. dealt a setback in Superman legal battle: ComicBookResources.com, 4/13/11

ComicBookResources.com; Warner Bros. dealt a setback in Superman legal battle:

"A federal judge on Monday denied an effort by Warner Bros. to gain access to sensitive documents that are alleged to show an agreement between the heirs of Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster not to strike further copyright deals with the studio, Hollywood, Esq. reports."

Monday, March 28, 2011

Joanne Siegel’s posthumous appeal to Warner Bros.; ComicbookResources.com, 3/28/11

ComicbookResources.com; Joanne Siegel’s posthumous appeal to Warner Bros. :

"“My daughter Laura and I, as well as the Shuster estate, have done nothing more than exercise our rights under the Copyright Act,” Siegel wrote in the letter, obtained and published by Deadline. “Yet, your company has chosen to sue us and our long-time attorney for protecting our rights. [...] The solution to saving time, trouble, and expense is a change of viewpoint. Laura and I are legally owed our share of Superman profits since 1999. By paying the owed bill in full, as you pay other business bills, it would be handled as a business matter, instead of a lawsuit going into its 5th year.”"