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Disney wins Moana copyright case

Disney Wins ‘Moana' Copyright Trial, But $10B Sequel Suit Still Riding The Legal Waves, For Now

Buck Woodall's five-year battle with Disney over who really created Moana looks to have come to an end today with a Los Angeles jury finding for the House of Mouse in the animated franchise dispute, for now.

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Disney Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Moana’, but Fight Continues with the Sequel

A Los Angeles jury decided on March 10, 2025, that Disney did not steal the idea for its 2016 animated movie Moana. The decision came after a two-week trial where Buck Woodall, a writer and animator,

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Disney goes on trial over ‘Moana’ copyright infringement claims

Buck Woodall claims the stepsister of his brother's wife schemed with Disney to steal his story he shared with her about 13 years before the studio released

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Disney’s Multibillion-Dollar Streaming Decisions May Be Unearthed in Court Battle Against Investors

A judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit from investors who claimed former CEO Bob Chapek aimed to hide Disney+ costs and make forecasts that it would be profitable by 2024.

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Disney to Diminish Content Warnings Shown Before Classic Films

In addition to wording changes, the warnings will no longer autoplay at the beginning of movies ... (the judge in the case noted that New York has a narrow legal definition of rape). Disney ...

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