New Order Filed Last Monday In Siegels Vs. DC Superboy/Superman Cases



Late last week the ever-vigilant Jeff Trexler caught this March 31 order (PDF). It basically orders, in the light of the recent awarding of partial copyright to the heirs of Jerry Siegel, that the two sides spend 60 days trying to settle and then report to the court on those negotiations. If that fails, a trial has been set starting November 4. Because the Superboy case will feel a significant impact from whatever happens in the Superman case, that issue has been set aside until the trial is concluded (or an arrangement that avoids trial is met). As you may recall, the family of the late writer and co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel, has also pursued a case against the comics giant and its media conglomerate owner over the Superboy character. In fact, a win during the course of that equally long, drawn-out legal proceeding had a likely impact on the way the company has recently used the Superboy character in the comics and on at least one of the spin-off cartoon shows.
 
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