Mr. Liebowitz led Superman through one of his deadliest battles: the famous copyright infringement suit against the rival company Fawcett Publications, which published "Captain Marvel".
As the famous copyright scholar Melville Nimmer put it, "If I may own Blackacre in perpetuity, why not also Black Beauty?" But, as Helprin acknowledged, puzzles notwithstanding, the Constitution seems clear enough.
Helprin also excoriates Thomas Babington Macaulay, whose famous words against perpetual copyright resound loud and clear today; for Helprin, those who deploy Macaulay to bring down the copyright edifice are insufferably self-righteous, and the idea of "convergence" is nothing more than utopian fantasy.
So, perhaps it's best to avoid blatant copying, e.g. of graphic characters, famous sculptures, etc., where copyright infringement is less defensible.
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