and a dozen years later was stunned when he saw so many of his ideas in “Moana.” Here are some of the many similarities his ...

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

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

The lawsuit claimed Moana copied the screenplay of Woodall's "Bucky the Surfer Boy," which revolves around a boy who goes on ...

A Los Angeles federal jury ruled on Monday that Disney did not steal the idea for its massive hit film “Moana” from animator ...

Disney has been cleared of copyright infringement in a lawsuit over the animated film ‘Moana’. The case represents one of ...

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.

Was “Moana” based on a boy named Bucky ... whose various titles have included “Bucky the Surfer Boy," about a teenager vacationing in Hawaii with his parents who befriends a group of ...

Woodall, who is based in New Mexico, alleged a series of similarities between his work and the original 2016 “Moana.” He argued that both projects involve teenagers who defy their parental ...

and a dozen years later was stunned when he saw so many of his ideas in “Moana.” Here are some of the many similarities his lawsuit alleges: Both “tell the story about a teenager who defies ...