Disney Wins ‘Moana’ Copyright Trial, But $10B Sequel Suit Still Riding The Legal Waves, For Now
A jury has determined that Moana creators knew nothing about a fellow Hawaii set & Polynesian demigods featuring idea & did ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Jury Rules Disney Did Not Steal Idea for “Moana” from Animator in $10 Billion Lawsuit
Woodall previously alleged that Jenny Marchick — DreamWorks Animation's head of development for feature films who previously worked in relation with Disney at Mandeville Films on Disney's ...