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I expect Disney’s trademark on Winnie the Pooh’s likeness will remain intact and be effective at stopping the distribution of any Winnie the Pooh images other than maybe faithful reproductions of the specific images in the first book. Trademark is all about avoiding confusion and outright fraud in the marketplace.

If I’m wrong, it’ll be an interesting precedent for when the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, “Steamboat Willie,” enters the public domain in 2024.