On March 10, 2025, a federal jury delivered a verdict in favor of Disney in a closely watched copyright infringement lawsuit.

A federal court in California has ruled in favor of Disney in a long-running copyright case over its hit animated film Moana.

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.

had no knowledge of Buck Woodall's earlier work 'Bucky the Surfer Boy' while developing the 2016 film. The case centered around allegations that Disney had lifted elements from Woodall's 'Bucky ...

The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for only about 2 ½ hours before deciding that the creators of "Moana" never had access to writer and animator Buck Woodall's outlines and script for ...

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 ...

The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for only about 2 ½ hours before deciding that the creators of “Moana” never had access to writer and animator Buck Woodall’s outlines and script for ...

a project developed by writer and animator Buck Woodall. Since the jury found no evidence that Disney’s filmmakers had seen Woodall’s work, they did not need to analyze whether the two ...

The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated for only about 2 ½ hours before deciding that the creators of “Moana” never had access to writer and animator Buck Woodall's outlines and script for “Bucky the ...

The decision came after a two-week trial where Buck Woodall, a writer and animator, claimed the film was based on his story Bucky the Surfer Boy. The jury, made up of six women and two men ...

“We are obviously disappointed. We are going to review our options and think about the best path forward,” Woodall’s attorney Gustavo Lage said. A Disney spokesperson said they were ...