Cease and Desist: Surviving the Might of the Largest Entertainment Corporation in the World Book

'The Disney Factor is what happens when the biggest entertainment corporation in the world decides that a couple of nobodies from Ireland constitute a threat to its billion dollar operation. That?s what happened to Francis, my husband, and me.' When Denise Fitzpatrick read the letter from the Disney corporation she knew it was all over. They were being sued. Disney was claiming ownership of a cartoon character, Piggley, that Denise had created as a little girl. But Denise wasn?t backing down, no matter that they were on the brink of bankruptcy, or that everyone said it was impossible for them to win, or that she had young children whose futures lay in her hands. From the glamour of the Cannes Television Festival to the humiliation of the bailiff arriving at the door, Denise tells the inside story of how an Irish pig unwittingly kicked off a remarkable legal battle between the Fitzpatricks and the giants of Disney.Read More