He also cited personal connections, alleging his screenplay was indirectly presented to Walt Disney Animation Studios through ...

A jury on Monday cleared Disney of a copyright infringement claim involving 'Moana,' which was brought by the author of ...

A jury has determined that Moana creators knew nothing about a fellow Hawaii set & Polynesian demigods featuring idea & did ...

A California federal jury said on Monday that Disney's hit film "Moana" did not infringe an artist's copyrights related to ...

Animator Buck Woodall continues to pursue a copyright trial over the sequel to the 2016 hit, though the jury's decision in ...

Screenwriter Buck Woodall had in 2020 filed a copyright infringement suit against Disney, claiming that 2016 film Moana was ...

After a five-year legal battle, Disney has emerged victorious in a copyright trial concerning the origins of its hit animated ...

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

After a two-week trial in federal court in Los Angeles, the eight-member jury found unanimously that Disney did not steal the ...

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.

A jury has quickly rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young surfer in Hawaii.

A federal jury sided with Disney, swiftly rejecting a copyright lawsuit in which a writer accused the company of stealing his ...