It will be appealed, of course, but for now, Marc Toberoff has seemingly been cut out of the pie when it comes to Superman rights:
Not only has the judge ruled that, “…the copyright termination notice served by the Estate of Joseph Shuster on November 10, 2003, is deemed invalid and ineffective,” but Marc Toberoffs, “…rights-encumbering agreements—including the 2001 Pacific Pictures agreement, 2003 Pacific Pictures agreement, and 2008 consent agreement—are deemed invalid and unenforceable.” This means he no longer has a claim on Superman – DC Comics have all but won the case, with a few more outstanding issues yet to be resolved.
December 13th, 2012 at 11:33 am
The shyster lawyer getting a piece of the man of Steel was always my biggest reason with siding with DC. Now it’s just a matter of finding the right number of zeroes the estate wants on the check so that DC can own Superman as free & clear as they do Batman.
December 13th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Actually, Toberoff requested this ruling so he could get another bite of the apple on appeal!
December 14th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
It sound like no one is a winner. I can’t wait to what kind of appeal that will be appear in higher court. I just wish that someone go to a room and make decision where everyone will be happy.