Superheroes: Not for Those Who Need Them Most

I remember reading an article a long time ago about how ridiculous Superman was: an invincible humanoid who can fly anywhere in an instant, has almost infinite strength, heat vision, etc.; but what does he do with those powers?  Protect capitalism and continually save one incredibly stupid woman from death.  While he could potentially be stopping wars, working to end world hunger, and supporting many more far-thinking humanitarian causes, he instead chooses to stop a few bungling criminals from causing general property damage in and around Metropolis.  Whoop-de-fucking-doo.

Well, in an interesting turn of events, Superman is once again protecting capitalism in the way only he can, apparently - by being the center of a copyright lawsuit levied by Warner/DC against a man who attempted to hold a charity auction for kids with cancer.  Read the article here at BoingBoing.

Thank you, Warner/DC, for being a truckload of douchebags.  You’re helping to remind everyone how fucking ridiculous our current copyright laws are.