A Letter from Lois Lane to Warner Bros.

[cboath]

P.S. -- It's a lie that Shuster had heirs. IMMEDIATE FAMILY-ONLY are eligible for heirs' benefits/money.

He divorced a LONG time ago and never had kids. He's been dead close to 20 years and NOBODY from extended family except a nephew ever came forward to claim anything.

Half the copyright still belongs to WB whether people like it or not.

I wished the Siegels well, but given the state of the health status of Joanne's daughter, I really think this is an exercise in futility.

I KNEW the WB lawyers would drag this out until at least Joanne Siegel died.

Guess what guys? Joanne Siegel died over a month ago! This letter is getting released late, and by a person (Nikki Finke) who isn't aware of the full history of thhe case. Ms. Finke has a tendency towards sensational articles and shooting off her mouth. Again, be careful of the sources and the people reporting.

I'd think the issue is, if they were being denied rightful money the past X amount of years that, regardless of whether they're alive or not now, that money could still be won in court and given to the estate. If the rights cannot pass any farther - fine. But the money owed while the people were still alive should still be a factor since the suit was filed prior to their passing.

The schpiel about the daughter dying shouldn't matter in the slightest. I mean, everyone knows it's in corporations playbook to just extend a case until someone dies, just so they can get out of it. Especially when they know someone's close to it.

I don't think anyone's saying they should be getting a lions share either, just that they're owed something for the use of their work the last 50-60 years.

 

[Apollo]

Go figure.

Eff the Frog!

Funny that the most aggressive studio that hunts down bootleggers (us), has a shady past with it's "rights" as well.

 

[ghostryder]

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