bOING bOING: "Lion Sleeps Tonight" creator's Zulu heirs sue Disney

Heirs of the Zulu composer who wrote the song "Mbube" -- aka "The Lion Sleeps Tonight, used in The Lion King -- have sued Disney in South Africa for royalties. link (Thanks, Denise Howell) [Boing Boing]

Poetic justice. I hope they (the heirs, not Disney) win big time.