If the injunction were to happen, it could block Superman from releasing in Ireland, Canada, the U.K., and Australia, which would be a hit to the film's worldwide box office. In terms of other ...

The Shuster estate first filed the lawsuit in late January, aiming to block Superman from being released in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. Peary, who is the executor of the es ...

and Australia. The matter has to do with foreign copyrights to the original Superman character and story. Though Siegel and Shuster assigned worldwide rights to DC’s predecessor in 1938 ...

the nephew of the late Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, filed the suit in January, seeking to invalidate the studio’s copyrights under the laws of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Ireland.