Disney didn't copy 'Moana' from a man's story of a surfer boy, a jury says
The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for only about 2 ½ hours before deciding that the creators of “Moana” never had access to writer and animator Buck Woodall’s outlines and script for “Bucky the Surfer Boy.
Jury Rules Disney Did Not Steal Idea for “Moana” from Animator in $10 Billion Lawsuit
Animator Buck Woodall sued Disney in January and alleged that the company stole the idea for 'Moana' from a story he has been developing since the 2000s
Disney Didn’t Steal Idea for ‘Moana,’ Jury Finds
Animator Buck Woodall continues to pursue a copyright trial over the sequel to the 2016 hit, though the jury's decision in this case may indicate he faces an uphill battle.
Jury Decides Disney Didn’t Commit Copyright Infringement in Making of MOANA
On Monday, a jury decided that MOANA was not copied from writer and animator Buck Woodall’s script for “Bucky the Surfer Boy.”
Disney wins $10 billion copyright lawsuit over 'Moana'
A federal court in California has ruled in favor of Disney in a long-running copyright case over its hit animated film Moana.
Disney Wins ‘Moana’ Copyright Trial, But $10B Sequel Suit Still Riding The Legal Waves, For Now
Buck Woodall’s five-year battle with Disney over who really created Moana looks to have come to an end, with a Los Angeles jury on Monday finding for the House of Mouse in the animated franchise dispute,
Disney wins US copyright trial over animated hit 'Moana'
A California federal jury said on Monday that Disney's hit film "Moana" did not infringe an artist's copyrights related to his planned animated movie about a teenage hero in ancient Polynesia.
Disney wins $100m copyright trial against animator over Moana plagiarism claims
Woodall, who lives in Mexico, first sued Disney for at least $100m in damages in 2020, but a California court ruled in November that his filing had come too late and dismissed it. Woodall was still able to bring his suit to trial against Disney’s home video subsidiary Buena Vista Home Entertainment, which released the film on DVD in 2017.
‘Moana’ copyright infringement case goes to jury
Most of Buck Woodall's claims were time-barred, and for the one that made it to trial, he can seek no more than $10 million. But his attorney argued
Moana trial ends in win for Disney
A US jury has rejected a writer's claim that Disney's Moana was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii. The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for about two-and-a-half hours before deciding that the creators of Moana never had access to writer and animator Buck Woodall's outlines and script for Bucky the Surfer Boy.
Jury Reaches Verdict in Copyright Trial Against Disney After Alleged Moana Story Theft
The Moana series could be getting more installments, but it's already a huge success for the Disney corporation - and if winning over the critics and bringing home the money weren
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Was 'Moana' based on a boy named Bucky? Disney sued by writer for $10 billion
Buck Woodall wrote a script, whose various titles have included “Bucky the Surfer Boy," about a teenager vacationing in Hawaii with his parents who befriends a group of Native Hawaiian youth and ...
Did Moana Copy Bucky the Wave Warrior? Verdict Out in Infringement Case for Dwayne Johnson-Voiced Animated Series
The allegation came following the release of their 2016 animated outing, Moana. A screenwriter had filed the suit back in ...
Court rules 'Moana' an original creation, but sequel faces ongoing legal challenge
Disney wins the copyright lawsuit regarding Moana, as the jury ruled in their favor, dismissing claims that the film was ...