Attorneys representing the estate of Stephen Slesinger have filed a case against Walt Disney for "improper business practice." Go figure. According to the suit, the late Stephen Slesinger signed a licensing contract with Winnie the Pooh creator, A.A. Milne in 1931. Slesinger gave Pooh the now famous red shirt and developed products based on the children's fiction character, then sold the rights to Disney in 1961. In September, a federal judge ruled that Disney owned the property. A spokesperson for the Slesinger estate says the family is owed hundreds of millions of dollars.
The first official book featuring Winnie the Pooh and the characters from the Hundred Acre Wood since 1928 was just released.
© C Harris Lynn, 2009
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