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March 24, 2015: The Trials of Superman - New NYU Course Explores Comic Book Litigation
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... Law Course? Yes a law course using that strange visitor from another planet to help explain copyright and trademark law. NYU's School of Professional Studies presents The Trials of Superman (and his Super Friends).
Taught by Entertainment and Intellectual Property lawyer Howard Leib, the course will look at the history of Superman, and how his name and likeness, and those of other super heroes, have been used and litigated through the decades. Students will explore copyright infringement, trademark matters, copyright reversion and other issues that have arisen during the Man of Steel’s career. They'll also read some comics and watch some cartoons.
The course will run from Monday April 15 to Wednesday May 15. It will be given on-line, so that people from all over the world can participate, with live on line lectures Monday nights at 6:30 Eastern time and asynchronous work for each session. You can find more information and register at: https://www.scps.nyu.edu/content/scps/academics/course_detail.html?id=DATA1-CE9007
Faster than a speeding bullet? Sure. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Absolutely. But when it comes to protecting intellectual property, it is the judge who has the final say.
