The heirs of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster are seeking to bring their legal battle to the Supreme Court.
They have delivered a petition to the Us judicial body asking that a ruling in favour of Warner Bros/DC Entertainment be overturned, reports Law360.
They maintain their argument that sister Jean Peavy and brother Frank Shuster were not in the legal position to turn over the rights to the Man of Steel to the publisher in 1992.
The Ninth Circuit Court previously rejected the same appeal, declaring that Shuster's siblings gave up the family's right to terminate the copyright on the legendary superhero in return for a payout of $600,000 and an annual salary of $25,000 each.
"The court of appeals' decisions cast a pall over the ownership of billions of dollars in copyrights," reads the petition.
"Other grantees, inspired by the rulings of the courts of appeals, will no doubt opt to litigate...
They have delivered a petition to the Us judicial body asking that a ruling in favour of Warner Bros/DC Entertainment be overturned, reports Law360.
They maintain their argument that sister Jean Peavy and brother Frank Shuster were not in the legal position to turn over the rights to the Man of Steel to the publisher in 1992.
The Ninth Circuit Court previously rejected the same appeal, declaring that Shuster's siblings gave up the family's right to terminate the copyright on the legendary superhero in return for a payout of $600,000 and an annual salary of $25,000 each.
"The court of appeals' decisions cast a pall over the ownership of billions of dollars in copyrights," reads the petition.
"Other grantees, inspired by the rulings of the courts of appeals, will no doubt opt to litigate...
- 6/30/2014
- Digital Spy
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