 The movie was screened by PBS and helped Linda's family to find the support to take Disney, which used the song in the movie the Lion King, to court.In February 2006, Abilene Music, which holds the copyright for "Wimoweh/The Lion Sleeps Tonight", settled the case with the Solomon Linda family out of court for an undisclosed sum.In September 2006 "A Lion's Trail" received the Emmy Award for most outstanding cultural and artistic programming.