Politician Campaigning as 'Kermit' Look-Alike Finds It's Not Easy Being Green Rafa Fernandez de Castro - Fusion
go to original April 17, 2015

In Mexico, Kermit the Frog is known as Rana René, so a Mexican politician named René Diaz apparently thought it would be a clever idea to use an image similar to that of the iconic green muppet in hopes of winning some votes.

Now, according to Mexican media, Walt Disney Company is looking into whether Díaz’s campaign engaged in piracy and copyright infringement by plastering a very familiar-looking frog’s image on shirts, billboards and campaign goodies in the local congressional elections of San Luis Potosí, a state in northern-central Mexico.

Various Mexican media outlets reported that Disney lawyer Karl Tessmann is looking into the politician’s use of the muppet’s image. Díaz addressed the allegations by telling local newspaper Pulso Diario de San Luis that his frog is not Disney’s Kermit because it doesn’t have legs, its mouth is of a different color, and the collar around its neck is different. He added the entire issue is part of a “smear campaign” against his candidacy.

...Tessmann did not respond to Fusion’s request for comment.

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Image: René Diaz/Facebook

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