A NEW court ruling over the rights to Superman has put pressure on Warner Bros to start work on another movie featuring the man of steel.

关于《超人》版权的一项新的法庭裁决将迫使华纳兄弟开拍新的《超人》电影。

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The court ruled that Warner Bros. rights had indeed been infringed, and that events such as the one in question would need Warner Bros.

法庭最终认定侵犯事实成立，类似事件以后需要经过华纳公司许可方可进行。

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The ruling Thursday undoes a 2008 trial court decision ordering Warner Bros. to share an undetermined amount of money earned since 1999 with the heirs, and to give the family control of key components of the Superman story, including his costume.

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The deal requires approval from a three-fourths majority of Warner Chilcott shareholders and the Irish High Court, as well as clearance from a majority of Actavis shareholders.

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Brill, whose past ventures include the founding of Court TV, now a Time Warner unit, and Brills Content, has predicted the company will be profitable by 2008, and he projects 3.5 million users by 2011.

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