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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...