Court sides with Disney on Pooh Rights

Tuesday a California appeals court declined to reinstate the case against the Walt Disney Co over royalties for its popular Winnie the Pooh character.
A Los Angeles trial court dismissed the case in 2004 brought by the estate of Stephen Slesinger, the literary agent who worked to popularize Winnie the Pooh in the United States on the grounds that Slesingers' legal team illegally obtained documents by trespassing on Disney property.
In 1991 Disney was first sued by Slesinger's widow and daughter, who claimed Disney had underreported sales of Pooh and owed the estate billion of dollars in royalties.
Sales of Pooh merchandise have generated more that $6 billion in retail sales in 2005, which Disney realizes a licensing fee.
More on the story: Reuters.

Tuesday a California appeals court declined to reinstate the case against the Walt Disney Co over royalties for its popular Winnie the Pooh character.
A Los Angeles trial court dismissed the case in 2004 brought by the estate of Stephen Slesinger, the literary agent who worked to popularize Winnie the Pooh in the United States on the grounds that Slesingers' legal team illegally obtained documents by trespassing on Disney property.
In 1991 Disney was first sued by Slesinger's widow and daughter, who claimed Disney had underreported sales of Pooh and owed the estate billion of dollars in royalties.
Sales of Pooh merchandise have generated more that $6 billion in retail sales in 2005, which Disney realizes a licensing fee.
More on the story: Reuters.
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