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"Don&amp;apos;t mess with Disney! Electronic DJ Deadmau5 is in hot water with the purveyors of magic and the happiest places on earth. &amp;#xA0;\r\n&amp;quot;Landed home to some interesting news: looks like Disney officially just filed in opposition of my trademark,&amp;quot; the musician tweeted on Tuesday, Sept. 2. &amp;quot;Lawyer up mickey.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nDeadmau5, 33, famously uses an oversized headpiece when performing in concert, with features rounded ears reminiscent of Mickey Mouse&amp;apos;s signature shape. His stage name is also pronounced dead-mouse, another nod to the cartoon icon.\r\nWhile he has been performing with the moniker and costume for years, Deadmau5 only recently ran into trouble with Disney. He has a trademark on his symbol in multiple countries outside the United States and is now up against Disney in his attempt to secure a U.S. trademark.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Disney thinks you might confuse an established electronic musician / performer with a cartoon mouse. That&amp;apos;s how stupid they think you are,&amp;quot; Deadmau5 (real name Joel Thomas Zimmerman) tweeted on Tuesday evening, adding that he was pondering &amp;quot;the finer points of trademark legal.&amp;quot;\r\nThe &amp;quot;Seeya&amp;quot; performer went on to add, &amp;quot;wishes upon star to become the thing i am today. becomes thing. gets stomped on. hahah wut? seems legit.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWhen one follower questioned his decision to stand up against Mickey Mouse and Disney, Deadmau5 shot back, &amp;quot;sorry, im no little bitch whos going to fold under a money hungry corperation overt some bulls--t. you do your thing tho. k?&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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