After Milne sold rights to Stephen Slesinger, known as the “father of the licensing industry,” in 1930, his heirs transferred some of the rights to Disney after his death. The center explained how Disney obtained the copyrights to build the franchise. The exuberant stuffed tiger that enjoys bouncing around everywhere wasn’t introduced until Milne’s 1928 book, “The House at Pooh Corner,” so Disney still owns Tigger for a couple more years.

This is how the public domain supports creativity.”Īccording to the center, Disney still owns copyrights for “newly-added” material to the franchise, like Tigger. “Want to write a story about how Pooh and friends stay sane during a pandemic? (Eat more honey!) Or a story in which Pooh and friends tackle online bullying? Now you can, without having to seek a license from Disney. “Anyone can adapt the 1926 book into a play, musical, or film, or write a prequel or sequel,” the center said.

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Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional photographs. The jacket will be covered with an inert archival protective sleeve which is removable. The dust jacket is pictorial with some mild crushing at the head of the spine only. This reprint contains two titles The Complete Winnie-The-Pooh and The House at Pooh corner. Winnie-The-Pooh was originally published in 1926. The final chapter has a silhouette tailpiece. There are numerous black and white drawings and eight full page colour plates.

Very mild softening at the spine ends and no other wear. Burnt orange publisher boards with gilt titles and vignette of Winnie to the spine panel.

Winnie the pooh original book