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I don't have any problem with the spouse of a creator being compensated for a creation. They must certainly have suffered as well during the many years the company profited off of the creation while the creator didn't.
In the case of DC and Superman, Mrs. Siegel should be compensated for the rest of her life. I also think $135G per year and insurance coverage is fair. Descendants of the Siegel's and greedy lawyers should be removed from the equation.
If Superman was created for the company, and the company did pay for it, the company should have the rights to it, and in return the company is responsible to make fair compensation for this creation, now and forever the creation is in use.
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From: Frederick, MD | Registered: Aug 2003
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but since the industry relied on a lot of arm-twisting in those days, I cannot say that revisiting the issue using modern creator-eights persepctives is unwarranted - especially since (to the best of my knowledge) DC/National did seem to play some dirty pool to get S&S to sign their rights away.
From: Vancouver, BC, Canada | Registered: Dec 2003
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