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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The Walt Disney Co. must continue to pay royalties on Winnie the Pooh, at least for now, to a Beverly Hills, Calif., family who inherited the copyright.
The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday that U.S. District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper dismissed a copyright lawsuit on Thursday that sought to end Disney's deal to pay the Slesinger family royalties for sales of Pooh merchandise.
The Slesingers have been in court with Disney for 15 years. They sued Disney in state court in 1991, alleging breach of contract and fraud and that they had been cheated out of "hundreds in millions of dollars in profits" from Pooh. That lawsuit was followed by the copyright case that was thrown out Thursday.
Barry Slotnick, who represents the Slesingers, is claiming victory in the long-running byzantine battle: "The court specifically indicated in its order that Disney's claims against the Slesingers were inappropriate and improper. We plan to ask Disney to pay us billions of dollars in compensatory and general damages."
Disney's attorneys are downplaying the victory and say they will fight any subsequent suits for damages.
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