A Los Angeles federal jury ruled on Monday that Disney did not steal the idea for its massive hit film “Moana” from animator Buck Woodall. The jury’s deliberation was decided in around two-and-a-half ...
Disney’s “Moana 2” certainly made waves. Originally conceived as a multipart Disney+ original series, it was reconfigured into a theatrical feature by Walt Disney Animation Studios, utilizing both the ...
A jury rejected Buck Woodall’s claim that Disney's "Moana" copied his story, "Bucky the Surfer Boy," ruling that Disney creators never had access to his work. Woodall’s lawyer argued that numerous ...
Disney has been cleared of copyright infringement in a lawsuit over the animated film ‘Moana’. The case represents one of several high-profile intellectual property disputes in the entertainment ...