Doc Dynamo wrote:
How this for a practical suggestion. Disney should calculate how much it would spend on lawyer fees if this judgement gets appealed and offer this amount to the Kirby heirs as a settlement.

Disney likely writes off the expense of lawsuits in any case.  To a huge company like them, the legal fees probably come out of petty cash.  They are very vigilant about protecting their copyrights and are used to being in court to enforce what they consider their rights.

     Allen Smith