Darkbeer
05-09-2003, 03:12 PM
U.S. judge rules against Milne heir in Pooh case (http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2003/05/09/rtr966919.html) - Reuters, 5/9/03
QuikQuote: A federal judge in Los Angeles Friday denied a bid by the granddaughter of Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne to reclaim the copyright to the classic children's books, dealing a setback to Milne's partner, The Walt Disney Co.
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles said that Clare Milne could not use a change in the 1998 U.S. copyright law to reclaim rights to the honey-loving bear that her grandfather sold to literary agent Stephen Slesinger over seven decades ago.
QuikQuote: A federal judge in Los Angeles Friday denied a bid by the granddaughter of Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne to reclaim the copyright to the classic children's books, dealing a setback to Milne's partner, The Walt Disney Co.
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles said that Clare Milne could not use a change in the 1998 U.S. copyright law to reclaim rights to the honey-loving bear that her grandfather sold to literary agent Stephen Slesinger over seven decades ago.