Warner Bros. and DC Comics filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the copyrights to 'Superman' in the U.K. and other countries.

The lawsuit was filed at the end of last week in federal court in New York City by the estate of Superman illustrator Joseph Shuster, who created the superhero with writer Jerome Siegel.

noted that courts have repeatedly rejected Peary’s claims, finding that his mother, Jean Peavy, signed away all rights to the Superman character ... Hong Kong, India, New Zealand and South ...