When it comes to legendary and iconic, no superhero outshines Superman. His image is recognized globally, which is a level of status no other superhero has achieved. Superman's story can be told by anyone, of any age, from anywhere. Unfortunately, Superman is riddled with legal issues for rights and royalties.
According to Variety.com, the Siegal family has "successfully recaptured rights to additional works." In other words, certain elements of Superman are owned by either Warner Brothers & DC Comics and the Siegel family. Here are the additional works that the Sigel family recaptured:
1) Origins from the planet Krypton
2) Kal-El's parents Jor-El and Lora
3) Superman as the infant Kal-El
4) Launching of the infant Superman into space by his parents as Krypton explodes
5) Kal-El's landing on Earth in a fiery crash.
Not too long ago in 2008, by the same court, ruled in favor of the Siegel family the following rights:
1) Copyright in Action Comics No. 1
2) Giving them rights to the Superman character
3) Kal-El's costume
4) Alter-ego Clark Kent
5) Lois Lane
6) Employment at the Daily Planet
7) The love triangle between Clark,Superman and Lois
Superman means so many things to different people. In this case, for the Siegel family, Superman means money! Read the full article here.
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