Detective Comics, Inc. v. Bruns Publications, Inc.
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Detective Comics, Inc. v. Bruns Publications, Inc., 111 F.2d 432 (2d Cir. 1940),[1] the case of Superman v. Wonderman,[2] is a 1940 decision of the Second Circuit in which the court held that the archetype of a comic book hero, in this case a cape-wearing benevolent-Hercules figure (Superman), is an idea, which the copyright in the comic strips does not protect against copying; only the specific details of the strips, their particular expression, enjoy legal protection. The author of the court's opinion was Judge Augustus N. Hand and the panel of Second Circuit judges included Judge Learned Hand.
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Detective Comics, Inc. v. Bruns Publications, Inc. | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
Full case name | Detective Comics, Inc. v. Bruns Publications, Inc., et al |
Decided | April 29, 1940 |
Citation(s) | 111 F.2d 432 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Learned Hand, Augustus N. Hand, Harrie B. Chase |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Augustus N. Hand, joined by a unanimous court |
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