“There was no ‘Moana’ without ‘Bucky,’” Gustavo Lage, lawyer for plaintiff Buck Woodall, said during closing arguments in a Los Angeles courtroom. Defense lawyer Moez Kaba said that the evidence shows ...

A jury on Monday cleared Disney of a copyright infringement claim involving 'Moana,' which was brought by the author of 'Bucky the Wave Warrior.' ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 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.

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.

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 ...

Jurors 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 Surfer ...

A jury on Monday sided with Disney in a copyright trial involving “Moana,” clearing the company of an infringement suit brought by a screenwriter. The plaintiff, Buck Woodall, filed suit in ...