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

The two properties “involve a main character who encounters a demigod with a giant hook and tattoos”, the lawsuit claims. In ...

On Monday, a Los Angeles jury ruled in Disney's favor, stating that the company and the primary creators of Moana, John ...

The plucky adventurer is a little older but still on a mission to help her island, reconnect with Maui and try to sound like ...

Woodall continues to pursue copyright infringement claims against Disney over the sequel to Moana, though the jury’s decision in this case may indicate he faces an uphill battle. He seeks ...

Disney has been finally pronounced not guilty in the long-running legal battle over Moana. A copyright claim was made by screenwriter Buck Woodall in 2020 saying that Moana was based on one of his ...

Both Moana films were huge hits at the global box office (Disney via AP) Lawyers are arguing that the work of a US writer was stolen by the Walt Disney Co for its hit animated movie Moana.

Disney has won a legal battle over the Moana franchise's alleged stolen intellectual property. The jury found creators John Musker & Ron Clements were unaware of the alleged source material.

Disney won a major legal battle on Monday when a federal jury quickly ... for its 2016 blockbuster Moana. Buck Woodall, a writer and animator, brought the suit, charging that Disney borrowed ...

Lawyers are arguing that the work of a US writer was stolen by the Walt Disney Co for its hit animated movie Moana. The closing arguments at a federal trial in Los Angeles will hear that New Mexic ...