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The U.S. entertainment giant went to a South African court on Tuesday seeking to set aside an order which holds some 240 of its most famous trademarks -- including Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck -- hostage to the outcome of a multi-million dollar lawsuit over the copyright to the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
Lawyers for the family of the song's original composer, South African migrant worker Solomon Linda, have sued Walt Disney in Pretoria for infringement of copyright to the song, one of Africa's most famous melodies.