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.

A jury on Monday quickly and completely rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana” was stolen from his story of a young surfer in ...

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 ...

Moana' is inspired by the Polynesian people," Kaba said. "It's not Buck Woodall's story — it's Ron and John's story. It's their love letter to Polynesia." Sign up for new weekly newsletter Closing ...

A jury rejected Buck Woodall’s claim that Disney's "Moana" copied his story, "Bucky the Surfer Boy," ruling that Disney creators never had access to his work. Woodall’s lawyer argued that ...

A Los Angeles jury has found that Disney didn’t steal the idea for Moana from an animator’s ... a Disney unit that it didn’t infringe on Buck Woodall’s copyright to “Bucky and the ...

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 ...