A stonemason was told by Disney not to engrave Winnie the Pooh on a child's gravestone because it would violate their copyright!

Companies protecting their intellectual properties is nothing new and every company does it. However, because Disney creates cute and cuddly things for kids, it tends to draw more attention. For example, they once forced a daycare to remove Minnie Mouse from their walls, and they also prevented a carving of Winnie the Pooh from going into a child's gravestone!

One recent exception is an authorized replica of the house from Up! Apparently the director of the movie learned of the house and was a driving force behind letting the man who wants to build it get permission from Disney.