The War for Superboy is finally over........for now

[Superman_]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel

On March 23, 2006, federal judge Ronald S. W. Lew issued a summary judgment ruling that the Siegel heirs had the right to revoke their copyright assignment to Superboy and had successfully reclaimed the rights as of November 17, 2004. Warner Bros. and DC Comics replied that they "respectfully disagree" with the ruling and will seek review. Warner Bros. and DC Comics filed a motion for reconsideration of Judge Lew's ruling in January 2007. On July 27, 2007, federal judge Stephen G. Larson (who had replaced Lew upon his taking "senior status") issued a ruling
http://www.trexfiles.com/superboy_0727.pdf reversing Judge Lew's ruling that the Siegel heirs had reclaimed the rights to Superboy.

http://www.trexfiles.com/superboy_0727.pdf

 

[Darthphere]

That doesn't mean jack ****.

 

[Prognosticator]

What exactly were the original claims, and how did affect WB/DC?

 

[Superman_]

That doesn't mean jack ****.

Yes it does because it gives DC the rights to use Superboy again if they want to until a new trial. It gave them joint share of the hero again.

 

[Darthphere]

Yes it does because it gives DC the rights to use Superboy again if they want to until a new trial. It gave them joint share of the hero again.

No, it doesn't give DC the rights at all. It just doesn't give them to the Siegel's.

 

[Superman_]

So pretty much he belongs to no one

 

[Darthphere]

In theory yes.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

So Superboy Prime is still going to be known as "that guy"?

 

[Anubis]

They should call him Emo El.

 

[Darthphere]

So Superboy Prime is still going to be known as "that guy"?

I think he's been officially referred to as Superman prime.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

They should call him Emo El.

They should go the extra step and just call him "Elmo." And then transform him into a fuzzy red muppet.

 

[Doc Destruction]

I think he's been officially referred to as Superman prime.

Makes sense.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

They should just call him "Prime." He's a disgrace to the Superman name.

 

[Mee]

So pretty much he belongs to no one

He's a rebel!

 

[Superman_]

He's a rebel!

a rebel with out a cause

 

[TheCorpulent1]

A rebel without a life, too.

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

They should just call him "Prime." He's a disgrace to the Superman name.

you're right, it sounds better.t:

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Sounds a little too good for him. "EmoPrime" would be best.

 

[Anubis]

Emotive Prime

 

[hippie_hunter]

I'm glad that this judge ruled against the Siegels. The family was extremely greedy and it was hindering DC's quality quite a bit since they've wanted to use Superboy, but couldn't.

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

I'm glad that this judge ruled against the Siegels. The family was extremely greedy and it was hindering DC's quality quite a bit since they've wanted to use Superboy, but couldn't.

are you serious?! no chracter could improve thier quality.

 

[hippie_hunter]

are you serious?! no chracter could improve thier quality.

DC's been wanting to use Clark Kent's past as Superboy, but without being able to use the name Superboy. That's just plain stupid.

The same for Superboy-Prime. He just became "Prime" or "Superman-Prime." Lame.

And they couldn't even use Superboy for Conner. That just plain sucks.

The fact that they couldn't use the god damn name was hindering their quality in the Superman and Teen Titan mythos.

Yeah, DC treated Schuster and Siegel pretty damn badly, but their families are a bunch of greedy asshats who just want to mooch off the legacy of their ancestors and don't give a damn about we the comic book reader.

 

[The Shredder]

Ok, the never ending battle rages on.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, DC treated Schuster and Siegel pretty damn badly, but their families are a bunch of greedy asshats who just want to mooch off the legacy of their ancestors and don't give a damn about we the comic book reader.

I kinda don't blame them. It's not like they owe us anything, and it's not like we're really that inconvenienced by the lack of the name "Superboy." These are real people looking out for themselves in the real world as opposed to comic fans, who are concerned with fictitious people. I'd want a piece of the pie if my ancestor created something and got cheated out of his fair share.

 

[Varient]

Interesting how only in the modern world can the right to use CERTAIN WORDS be argued to make money for certain folk.

I'm really glad no one has the rights to key words in our language:

"Your honor,.. my clients are sueing Marvel Comics for their Character Spiderman's Overuse of the word "Oboy". We will prove that they have exceeded the authorized public use of the word on two occasions,....."