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Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES — DC Comics will retain its rights to Superman after a judge ruled Wednesday that the heirs of one of the superhero’s co-creators signed away their ability to reclaim copyrights to the Man of Steel roughly 20 years ago. The ruling means that DC Comics and its owner Warner Bros. will retain all rights to continue using the character in books, films, television and other mediums, including a the film reboot planned for next year. DC Comics sued the heirs of artist Joe Shuster in 2010, seeking a ruling that they lost their ability to try to reclaim the superhero’s copyrights in 1992. U.S. District Court Judge Otis Wright II agreed, stating that Shuster’s sister and brother relinquished any chance to reclaim Superman copyrights in exchange for annual pension payments from DC Comics. Shuster and writer Jerry Siegel created Superman, who made his comic book debut in 1938 in Action Comics (hash)1. Both men battled for increased compensation for the superhero throughout their lives and Siegel’s heirs have also fought DC for a stake in copyrights to Superman. Shuster’s heirs had argued that the copyright agreements could be terminated under
provisions that allowed creators of works made before 1978 a mechanism to reclaim their rights. Wright ruled that the decision by Shuster’s sister to accept higher annual payments created a new agreement and the pre-1978 rights no longer applied. “We respectfully disagree with its factual and legal conclusions, and it is surprising given that the judge appeared to emphatically agree with our position at the summary judgment hearing,” the Shusters’ attorney Marc Toberoff wrote in a statement. He declined further comment, and Warner Bros. and its attorney Daniel Petrocelli also declined comment on the ruling. Toberoff had argued that an agreement altering copyright interests would
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — When two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks found out he was being honored by the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity at the New York Public Library, he remembered he owed a couple of books. “I’ve got to turn them in from 1977,” Hanks said on the red carpet before going into the gala event. Hanks, accompanied by his wife Rita Wilson, joked that when he got the call from the foundation, he responded, “No, this is the Hanks house,” followed by “really” and “why?” Hanks posed on the red carpet with Wilson, his son Colin, of “Dexter” fame, and Wiesel too. Hanks’ consistent thoughtfulness and concern with his charitable endeavors earned him the honor. He holds it higher than his acting accolades, but also realizes that the two are connected. He’s proud of the work he does, and by virtue of being in a few successful movies, feels that put him in a position to be altruistic. “We work very hard in a business that deserves and earns every bit of ridicule that we heap upon it. But at the end of the day you got to wake up in the morning and try to make the world a better place,” Hanks said. The 56-year old actor says that’s the way he was raised. “We’re American, and Americans take into account the common good. So in that regard, I feel very lucky and very blessed that
have been much longer than the one-page 1992 agreement between DC Comics and Shuster’s sister, Joan Shuster Peavy, and his brother, Frank. The latest Superman film, “Man of Steel” is scheduled to land in theaters in 2013. Director Zach Snyder told fans earlier this year at Comic-Con that his film would make the superhero more relatable than previous depictions that showed him as “a big blue Boy Scout up on the throne and you can’t really touch him.” In April, the $412 check that DC Comics wrote to acquire Superman and other creative works by Shuster and Siegel sold for $160,000 in an online auction.
I’ve been able to do that, when I’ve been able to do that,” Hanks said. While Hanks says he recognizes the importance of philanthropic work, he feels that arts education still needs government support. “I believe any form of government, particularly ours in the United States of America, has been over and over again this engine for social change in a magnificent way when it gets around to doing the right thing. And right now, I think we’re putting a lot of emphasis on the idea that philanthropy can take care of everything, which is not the case,” Hanks said. He feels it’s up to elected officials to understand the good things that the arts can do for the future of our country. “Sometimes that’s the arts, and sometimes it’s other things Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP like taking care of folks that Honoree Tom Hanks attends The Elie don’t have any way of fixing Wiesel Foundation For Humanity’s their teeth. That’s not bad, ei- Arts for Humanity Gala on Wednesther,” Hanks said. day, Oct. 17, 2012 in New York.
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FILE - In this comic book image released by DC Comics, the cover of “Superman” No. 1, is shown.
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Children playing at the mangrove forest. Vice Governor of Bali rejected the idea of using investor to manage forest mangrove at Tahura Ngurah Rai. He asked Governor Bali to withdraw the permit that had been issued.
Vice Governor ask permit to be revoked
Denpasar – The Vice Governor of Bali, A.A Ngurah Puspayoga firmly reject the renting of the mangrove forest in Ngurah Rai to investor. He even urged the permit must be revoked. “Related to the renting of the forest for 55 years, I must say that I have different opinion with the governor. I want the mangrove forest keep functioning as before. Let’s preserve the forest and not use it as tourism accommodation development,” he explained on Wednesday, October 17, 2012.
In addition to revoke the permit, Puspayoga also urge the Mayor of Denpasar to halt the permit to build the accommodation such as restaurants or hotels in the area.
Puspayoga said that mangrove forest is one of the national prides of Indonesia and Bali Government along with the society should conserve it. If there is a lack of funding to manage it, there is a lot of fund
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of the government in Bali Development Bank (BPD). Regarding the statement of the governor about the inability of the government to manage the forest, Puspayoga said that there is solution
for that. “If the government need fund then they can use the one stored in BPD Bali. It only needs willingness from all of us. I also support the proposal from Demokrat and Golkar to revoke the permit,” he said.
Before, Bali Governor, Made Mangku Pastika told the Bali House to invite the investor so he can explain regarding the permit
given to manage the mangrove forest. According to the governor, the permit issued according to the proper rules. “Everything is already suitable. We’ve been discussed it over and over again. It takes two years to issue the permit,” said the governor. “We cannot manage the forest all by our self. We have no fund for it so we must cooperate with investor,” he added. (kmb29)