The lawsuit filed by the real estate of Superman Co-creator Joseph Schuster, who tried to block film releases in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the UK, thanked the old law kinks that could prevent James Gunn’s films from opening in any country once ruled by the British crown.
deadline This week, a federal judge cited the scope or shortage of jurisdiction that Mark Warren Peary, the executor of Joe Shuster’s property, once made ambitious efforts in January to stop the release of James Gunn Helmedo’s tent poles in parts of the British Empire.”
As previously reported, Warner Bros Discovery endured a lawsuit seeking “damages and injunctive relief for the defendant’s continued infringement in Canada, the UK, Ireland and Australia, and declarative relief establishing ownership of the Shaster Estate across the associated jurisdiction.”
The official ruling provided that the lawsuit was dismissed due to infringement under US law, not under UK, but due to lack of reach. “The court concludes that there is no jurisdiction over the subject matter over this case. Therefore, the case must be dismissed and must be dismissed.”
“The court therefore does not require and does not address an alternative argument for defendants that the case should be transferred to another federal district. Furthermore, given the lack of jurisdiction in the court, Peary’s motion for an interim injunction must be rejected as a denial.”
Superman It will be hit in theaters on July 11th.
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