DC Comics, WB Urge Judge Not to Block New ‘Superman’ Movie (1)

DC Comics and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. argued a federal judge should reject an effort to partially block the release of their upcoming Superman movie in certain countries because the copyright lawsuit targeting the film was filed too late and without merit.

Warren Peary’s suit alleging the studios’ use of the Superman storyline violates copyright law in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland was filed years too late and is unlikely to succeed, the defendants said in an opposition to a preliminary injunction request filed Monday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Peary, ...