Decision Favors Widow Of Superman Creator In Smallville Suit
05 April 2006
Decision Favors Widow Of Superman Creator In Smallville Suit
A federal judge in Los Angeles has poured Kryptonite over The WB's
Smallville, granting a summary judgment to the widow and daughter of
Jerry Siegel, one of the two creators of the Superman character. As reported by
Daily Variety, the ruling by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew observed that Joanne
Siegel and Laura Siegel Larson had successfully recaptured the copyright to
Superboy in 2004; it also denied a request by Time Warner, Warner Bros, and DC
Comics to issue a ruling that Smallville did not infringe on Superboy
copyrights. "Enough facts are presented, where this court, contrary to
defendants' request, could find that the main character in Smallville is
in fact Superboy," the judge ruled. Warner Bros. told the trade paper that it
plans an appeal.
05/04/2006
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RIP Ray Manzarek 
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