Truth, Justice and the American Copyright…
March 28th, 2008 Stewart
The Siegel Superman decision - Uncivil Society
I’m going to be very curious to see how this ultimately turns out, but this is clearly a significant victory for the Siegels. (Another court battle over SuperBOY has already wreaked havoc in the DC Universe.) It could also make an interesting touchstone for discussion of copyright issues in an information literacy class.
I’m just eager for the day when Superman, Batman and other heroes developed in the early 1930s finally revert to public domain, to become truly classic heroes like Robin Hood and King Arthur. Decisions like the ones were seeing above give me some reason to hope we might see this transition happen within my lifetime.
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Listening to: Annie Lennox - Dark Road
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