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. By Winston Cho A Los ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii. The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated ...

On Monday, a Los Angeles-based federal jury deliberated for around 2.5 hours before concluding that Disney did not have access to the details of Woodall's project. Woodall initially claimed that he ...

A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man's claim that Disney's "Moana" was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii. The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for only about 2 ½ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A filmmaker is suing The Walt Disney Company for copyright infringement, claiming that the media conglomerate's hit movies "Moana" ...

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 ...

In a notable case that has captured media attention, screenwriter and animator Buck Woodall has sued Disney, claiming that the successful film Moana is a plagiarism of his work Bucky the Surfer Boy, ...

With the worldwide box office for its animated Polynesian fantasy adventure Moana 2 having sailed north of $1 billion, the Walt Disney Company is now facing a lawsuit alleging copyright theft against ...

LOS ANGELES—A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii. The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for ...

Plaintiff Buck Woodall contended he'd passed his materials to a contact who worked on a Disney lot. Disney creators John Musker and Ron Clements say they never saw Woodall's materials. A separate suit ...