This month, after half a decade of litigation, the copyright infringement case against Disney over its beloved animated film Moana finally reached ...

On March 10, 2025, a federal jury delivered a verdict in favor of Disney in a closely watched copyright infringement lawsuit.

LOS ANGELES — A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from ... of “Moana” never had access to writer and animator Buck Woodall’s outlines and ...

A California jury has ruled that Disney’s ‘Moana’ did not steal ideas from animator Buck Woodall’s screenplay ‘Bucky’, which he claimed to have shared with an executive in the early 2000s.

A federal jury ruled in Disney's favor on Monday, delivering a swift verdict in a copyright lawsuit case in which a man claimed the ...

And none of the extensive Disney documentation makes any mention of Bucky, the lawyer argued. “This is Ron and John’s story," Kaba said. “No matter what they tell you, this is not Buck Woodall’s story ...

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 ... use of Woodall's work for Disney.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana ... had access to writer and animator Buck Woodall’s outlines and script for ...

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 ...