Playdate with Winnie the Pooh, an animated series of musical shorts by OddBot Inc. for Disney Junior, became the first project from Disney to be released after the original book and characters became public domain. [47] [48] [49] [50] Merchandising revenue dispute Lots of Winnie the Pooh on your newsfeeds? It's Filipino netizens' burn against Chinese leader Xi". CNN.com . Retrieved 22 March 2019.

Pooh is also a talented poet and the stories are frequently punctuated by his poems and "hums". Although he is humble about his slow-wittedness, he is comfortable with his creative gifts. When Owl's house blows down in a windstorm, trapping Pooh, Piglet and Owl inside, Pooh encourages Piglet (the only one small enough to do so) to escape and rescue them all by promising that "a respectful Pooh song" will be written about Piglet's feat. Later, Pooh muses about the creative process as he composes the song.In October 2019, Pooh was featured in the South Park episode " Band in China" as a prisoner in China because of his alleged resemblance with Xi. In the episode, Pooh is brutally killed by Randy Marsh. South Park was banned in China as a result of the episode. [115] [116] In 1961, The Walt Disney Company licensed certain film and other rights of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories from the estate of A. A. Milne and the licensing agent Stephen Slesinger, Inc., and adapted the Pooh stories, using the unhyphenated name "Winnie the Pooh", into a series of features that would eventually become one of its most successful franchises. In popular film adaptations, Pooh has been voiced by actors Sterling Holloway, Hal Smith, and Jim Cummings in English, and Yevgeny Leonov in Russian.

McElway, St. Claire (26 October 1936). "The Literary Character in Business & Commerce". The New Yorker. House at Pooh Corner by Loggins and Messina Songfacts". Songfacts.com. 14 October 1926 . Retrieved 9 March 2015. Public Domain Day 2022 Brand Culture vs the Public Domain | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu. In 1991, Stephen Slesinger, Inc., filed a lawsuit against Disney which alleged that Disney had breached their 1983 agreement by again failing to accurately report revenue from Winnie the Pooh sales. Under this agreement, Disney was to retain approximately 98% of gross worldwide revenues while the remaining 2% was to be paid to Slesinger. In addition, the suit alleged that Disney had failed to pay required royalties on all commercial exploitation of the product name. [51] Though the Disney corporation was sanctioned by a judge for destroying forty boxes of evidentiary documents, [52] the suit was later terminated by another judge when it was discovered that Slesinger's investigator had rummaged through Disney's garbage to retrieve the discarded evidence. [53] Slesinger appealed the termination and, on 26 September 2007, a three-judge panel upheld the lawsuit dismissal. [54] About the E. H. Shepard archive". Surrey.ac.uk. University of Surrey. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012 . Retrieved 1 May 2012.Russian animation in letters and figures: 'Winnie the Pooh' ". Animator.ru . Retrieved 9 March 2015. Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic". VAM.ac.uk. Victoria and Albert Museum . Retrieved 5 April 2020. Pooh videos, soft toys, and other merchandise generate substantial annual revenues for Disney. The size of Pooh stuffed toys ranges from Beanie and miniature to human-sized. In addition to the stylised Disney Pooh, Disney markets Classic Pooh merchandise which more closely resembles E. H. Shepard's illustrations. Wu, Sarah; Lun Tian, Yew. "A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral". reuters.com. Reuters . Retrieved 10 April 2023. Disney has also produced television series based on the franchise, including Welcome to Pooh Corner ( Disney Channel, 1983–1986), The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ( ABC, 1988–1991), The Book of Pooh ( Playhouse Disney, 2001–2003), and My Friends Tigger & Pooh (Playhouse Disney, 2007–2010).