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 ...

This month, after half a decade of litigation, the copyright infringement case against Disney over its beloved animated film Moana finally reached ...

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.

Was “Moana” based on a boy named Bucky ... whose sequel was among the biggest hits of last year. Buck Woodall wrote a script, whose various titles have included “Bucky the Surfer Boy ...

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

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

The jury’s decision revolved primarily around the finding that Disney never saw Woodall’s work, which meant they did not have to consider the alleged similarities between Bucky and Moana.

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 ...

Screenshot from Walt Disney's 2016 "Moana" animated movie. (YouTube via Courthouse News Service). LOS ANGELES (CN) — A federal jury will decide whether animator Buck Woodall proved Walt Disney Co.

The jury took less than three hours to decide that Buck Woodall had failed to support his claim that the makers of ...

A jury sided with Disney, rejecting claims that "Moana" was based on Buck Woodall’s story. Here's what we know.

Animator Buck Woodall continues to pursue a copyright trial ... Angeles jury has found that Disney didn’t steal the idea for Moana from an animator’s story about the adventures of a young ...