Superman's creator's heirs awarded copyright in Action Comics #1

By at 3:56 pm Friday, Mar 28

Jeff Trexler says: I've posted the judge's entire ruling.

Here's the historic concluding paragraph:

200803281554After seventy years, Jerome Siegel’s heirs regain what he granted so long ago -– the copyright in the Superman material that was published in Action Comics Vol. 1. What remains is an apportionment of profits, guided in some measure by the rulings contained in this Order, and a trial on whether to include the profits generated by DC Comics’ corporate sibling’s exploitation of the Superman copyright.
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