The copyright status of the Bambi character and other Disney characters based on the original novel by Felix Salten have been in dispute. Salten copyrighted the novel and characters. He sold the film rights to Sidney Franklin but retained all other rights. Franklin passed his rights to Walt Disney who did create a film based on them. However, Disney went on to use the character in comic books and other media which were not explicitly covered by the original deal. Salten and his family, who continued to hold the rights to the novel and characters until 1993, never challenged this practice. In 1993, the Salten family rights were sold to publishing house Twin Books. The new owners soon sued the Disney company for copyright infringement. While several trials have resulted from the dispute, they were inconclusive. Both companies maintain rights to versions of the same characters.

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