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Marc Toberoff is an intellectual property attorney specializing in copyright and entertainment litigation. He is known for representing the estates of Superman’s co-creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, in ongoing litigation with Warner Bros. and DC Comics over the original copyrights to ''Superman''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Warner vexed by legal Man of Steel | Variety )〕 The lawsuit has become a seminal case regarding the Copyright Act’s termination provisions, which permit authors and their estates to recover their copyrights after lengthy time periods. In 2008, Toberoff secured a favorable ruling in the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California. (“After seventy years, Jerome Siegel's heirs regain what he granted so long ago-the copyright in the Superman material that was published in Action Comics, Vol. 1.”).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The New York Times )〕〔Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entm't Inc., 542 F. Supp. 2d 1098, 1145 (C.D. Cal. 2008)〕 In 2013, after a part of that decision was reversed on appeal, final judgment was entered upholding the heirs’ termination as to Siegel and Shuster’s original Superman story and other early works. Toberoff also represents the estate of comic book artist and creator Jack Kirby in litigation with Marvel Entertainment regarding the copyrights to Kirby’s co-creations, including ''The Fantastic Four'', ''X-Men'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''The Mighty Thor'' and ''The Silver Surfer''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The New York Times )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jack Kirby, the abandoned hero of Marvel’s grand Hollywood adventure, and his family’s quest [updated] | Hero Complex – movies, comics, pop culture – Los Angeles Times )〕 A petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court is currently pending.〔http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/KIRBY-HEIRS-SCOTUS-PETITION-MARVEL-DISNEY-WM__140403023608.pdf〕 In the music industry, Toberoff represents, among others, the children of Ray Charles. On their behalf, Toberoff prevailed in a suit in the Central District of California regarding the copyrights to fifty-one of his songs, including many of his most famous compositions (e.g., ''I Got A Woman'', ''It’s All Right'', ''Hallelujah I Love Her So'').〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Court Rules For Ray Charles Children In Copyright Lawsuit (Updated) | Billboard )〕〔The Ray Charles Foundation, Inc. v. Raenee Robinson et al., 919 F.Supp.2d 1054 (C.D. Cal. 2013).〕 The case is on appeal. Toberoff also represents most of the children of James Brown regarding his copyrights. Toberoff has been recognized by ''Forbes Magazine'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nikki Finke Picks The Seven Most Powerful People In Hollywood - Forbes )〕 ''The Hollywood Reporter'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marc Toberoff - The Hollywood Reporter ); (“Power Lawyers 2011,” The Hollywood Reporter, July 13, 2011 )〕 ''Variety Magazine'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dealmakers: Lawyers | Variety )〕 and the ''Los Angeles Business Journal''〔http://www.labusinessjournal.com/accounts/login/?next=/news/2010/oct/11/whos-who-law-marc-toberoff/ (subscription required)〕 as among the most influential intellectual property attorneys in the entertainment industry. In 2008, Toberoff persuaded the Ninth Circuit to affirm the copyrights of the daughter of Eric Knight in his novel ''Lassie Come-Home'', a case that has helped shape authors’ rights under the Copyright Act.〔Classic Media, Inc. v. Mewborn, 532 F.3d 978 (9th Cir. 2008)〕〔("Recent movie-related U.S. copyright battles: Lassie," The Globe and Mail, July 26, 2011. )〕 In 2005, Toberoff secured a preliminary injunction against the Warner Bros. release of its ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' movie on behalf of the owners of the indie film, ''Moonrunners'', from which ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' television series was derived.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Warners ponies up ‘Hazzard’ pay | Variety )〕 Toberoff has also represented writers and other creators in the television industry.〔(Bernard Weinraub, "'Wild West' Showdown for Early TV Writers; Lawsuit Seeks Royalties for 60's Series," New York Times, July 8, 1999. ) nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marc Toberoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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