DC Comics, Warner Brothers Escape ‘Superman’ Movie IP Suit (1)

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a Superman co-creator’s estate from reclaiming foreign copyrights and blocking the new superhero film’s release, citing lack of jurisdiction over the case.

Judge Jesse M. Furman dismissed Warren Peary’s lawsuit against DC Comics and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. and denied his request for a preliminary injunction to block the movie’s July 11 release as moot, according to an order issued in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Peary, the nephew of deceased Superman co-creator Joseph Shuster, sued DC Comics and Warner Bros. in January. Although Shuster and co-creator Jerome ...