If Jerome was doing a report on wildlife found in the Florida Everglades, he could probably use any information he stumbled upon. Since the article is about wildlife in the wetlands area, he would most certainly have been able to use the resource to work on his report.
Even if not all the information in the article were relevant, Jerome could use the topic of the article to bolster one of the subsections of his report.
I believe the answer is because the mickey mouse brand is constitutionally protected under judicial review. Mickey mouse deserves a copyright because it is a way to protect the person who created it and the corporation who used it. It also can be used as a case to protect other businesses and designers.
