Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Comics have moved to throw out a lawsuit over the copyrights to “Superman” in foreign territories, arguing the issue has already been exhaustively litigated.
Mark Peary, the nephew of the late Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, filed the suit in January, seeking to invalidate the studio’s copyrights under the laws of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Ireland. If successful, the lawsuit could interfere with the release in July of “Superman,” starring David Corenswet and directed by James Gunn.
In a motion to dismiss filed Wednesday, Warner Bros. noted that courts have repeatedly rejected Peary’s claims, finding that his mother, Jean Peavy, signed away
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