This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Christmas magic: Toddler meets Winnie the Pooh for the sweetest hug ...

According to an article in USA Today, legendary characters Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Owl are going to enter the public domain, and not be under copyright protection from Disney.

The kids show will debut on the Kartoon ... This means that Disney, which acquired the rights to the original Winnie-the-Pooh book in 1961, no longer has exclusive rights to make works based ...