In my last post, I restated Judge Larson’s 2007 factual findings regarding the claim by the Siegel family to the Superboy copyright. At the same time, the family was also battling DC over the Superman copyright, and the contention that the 1976 Copyright Act allowed them to reclaim certain aspects of this very valuable intellectual property. The [...]
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Litigation, Golden Age Style – Part 2
In part 1 of this series I discussed DC’s efforts to protect its Superman copyright by initiating litigation. In 1948, DC found itself on the receiving end of court proceedings by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster over the creation and copyright of Superman and Superboy. While the courts at that time sided with DC over [...]
Litigation, Golden Age Style – Part 1
Except for us lawyers, most people find reading cases tedious at best. There’s no doubt that a fifty page opinion about copyright and contract law would cure the most severe case of insomnia. Nevertheless, those of us in the profession enjoy a well reasoned opinion, especially when it touches upon some issue that is near [...]
The Essential Golden Age Superman-Batman Team
Way back in Episode 58 of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast in 2008, I covered in detail the Superman-Batman team-ups from the Golden Age. Even though I did this podcast, I continue to receive emails asking what Golden Age comics should be read to learn the origins of the team-up of these two [...]
Appearance on CGS Episode 794 – The Early Days of DC Comics
Needless to say, I had a great time appearing on Episode 794 of Comic Geek Speak to discuss the early days of DC Comics. We discuss the period from 1935 through approximately 1947. These were the formative years of the company and the great characters they published. Thanks to the guys at CGS for inviting [...]