Astrid Lindgren’s copyright is not to be messed with
9 December 2020. The County Court of Hamburg has today passed its judgement in the case between The Astrid Lindgren Company and its opponents FKM and the heirs of Wolfgang Franke regarding the copyright to the famous song “Hey Pippi Langstrumpf”. The court ruled in favour of The Astrid Lindgren Company, with a clear statement that the song is based on the copyright of Astrid Lindgren.