Superman Ruling, Comcast Screwing, Real Mario and Homer

Superman Rights Reverted - A judge has ruled that the heirs of the creator's of Superman, the Siegels and Shusters, have a share of the copyright to the character. The ruling takes advantage of a 1976 law that allows family to reclaim ownership of a character. The ruling impacts finances from the character starting from 1999 and means that DC/Time Warner will owe the families an unknown sum of money for the comics, movie, DVDs and other merchandise revenue. This ruling will probably also kill plans to a sequel to the movie until the appeals process is exhausted and financial impact can be determined. It will also set a precedent to allow family to sue to regain ownership of pretty much any creation from the last 100 years. Frankly I disagree with the ruling as Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster repeatedly signed away their right to characters and just because the family wants a piece of the goldmine doesn't mean they should get it just because they are relatives.

The Real Mario - Pixeloo created a "real" version of Nintendo's Mario that shows what he would look like with true skin color, details, hair and other details. As the picture shows, the result is pretty creepy.

The Real Homer Simpson - Pixeloo's first creation, the ultra disturbing Homer.

Comcast Compressing HDTV - Comcast is at it again. Instead of throttling bandwidth for users, it is now trying to compress HDTV signals to get more channels in the same amount of bandwidth, resulting in grainy and blocky images. Instead of investing in their infrastructure, they are simply trying to wring more out of it by doing less for the customer paying for these services, thereby increasing profit margins. The end result is the customers get screwed and ultimately the shareholders of the company as people seek out alternative sources for their television needs.