As Disney starts to build momentum for the live-action remake of its animated classic The Lion King, it’s facing backlash over its trademark of the Swahili phrase ...
An online petition is calling on Disney to relinquish its trademark of the Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata.” The phrase, which roughly translates to “no problems ...
Kenyan band, Them Mushrooms, are threatening Disney with legal action after accusing the company of stealing the phrase “Hakuna Matata.” “Disney’s first registration, as we’ve come to learn, was in ...
Recently, I did a session on “stress relief” for law students who are part of IDIA (Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education), a project to empower underprivileged communities ...
More than 74,500 people have signed a petition asking Disney to drop its trademark for the famous phrase hakuna matata from The Lion King. The Change.org petition was set up ahead of the live-action ...
Disney has not responded to CNN’s request for comment. Liz Lenjo, a Kenyan intellectual property and entertainment lawyer, disagrees with the petition. Lenjo said Disney “has not stolen anything” and ...
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