'Moana' has her origins questioned at trial where man says his surfer boy led to the Disney hit
Buck Woodall wrote a script, whose various titles have included “Bucky the Surfer Boy," about a teenager vacationing in ...
Disney Didn’t Steal Idea for ‘Moana,’ Jury Finds
Animator Buck Woodall continues to pursue a copyright trial over the sequel to the 2016 hit, though the jury's decision in ...
‘Moana’ Trial Ends in Win for Disney as Company Is Cleared of Copyright Infringement
A jury on Monday sided with Disney in a copyright trial involving “Moana,” clearing the company of an infringement suit ...
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‘Moana’ has her origins questioned at trial where man says his surfer boy led to the Disney hit
Both “involve a main character who encounters a demigod with a giant hook and tattoos.” Both “involve protagonists who learn about ancient Polynesian culture during a sea voyage” and “a ...
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Was 'Moana' based on a boy named Bucky? Disney sued by writer for $10 billion
Both “involve a main character who encounters a demigod with a giant hook and tattoos.” Both “involve protagonists who learn about ancient Polynesian culture during a sea voyage” and “a ...
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Disney Didn’t Steal Idea for ‘Moana,’ Jury Finds
One example: Both celebrate a recurring theme of the Polynesian belief in spiritual ... encounters a demigod adorned with a giant hook and tattoos, and a giant creature that’s concealed within ...
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‘Moana’ Trial Ends in Win for Disney as Company Is Cleared of Copyright Infringement
He argued that both projects involve teenagers who defy their parental orders to set off on a dangerous voyage and save a Polynesian island ... a demigod with tattoos and survival of a storm ...