"It's a true testament to Walt that he was able to create Mickey Mouse with such depth and personality that, on his 75th anniversary, Mickey continues to take us on adventures, make us laugh and inspire us," said Mark Eisner, chairman and chief executive of The Walt Disney Company.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/67309583-DB03-4DB7-B03D-79A61DE39E4B. htm In late 1971 -- when Disney World was opening in Florida -- an unauthorized book appeared in Chile. How to Read Donald Duck, first published as Para Leer al Pato Donald, later went into translation in more than a dozen languages. Worldwide, the book's sales topped 700,000 copies. From the outset, Donald's owners objected. They fought a losing legal battle, claiming copyright infringement and trying to keep the book out of the United States. (...) How to Read Donald Duck, written and published while socialist Salvador Allende served as Chile's president, was quickly banned after fascists took power in September 1973. By the time democracy returned to Chile, seven years ago, that country -- like so much of the rest of Latin America, Africa and Asia -- was enmeshed in global economic structures that Scrooge McDuck would appreciate. Those who can acquire, prosper; those who can't, suffer the consequences. http://www.freepress.org/Backup/UnixBackup/pubhtml/solomon/disney.html
