Animator Buck Woodall sued Disney in January and alleged that the company stole the idea for 'Moana' from a story he has been developing since the 2000s

A jury ruled in Disney's favor this week, citing that the megamedia giant did not steal a writer's idea for MOANA.

A federal jury ruled in Disney's favor on Monday, delivering a swift verdict in a copyright lawsuit case in which a man claimed the company stole his ideas to make the hit film Moana. According to the Associated Press,

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 Hawaii.

A California federal jury said on Monday that Disney's hit film "Moana" did not infringe an artist's copyrights related to his planned animated movie about a teenage hero in ancient Polynesia.

A jury has determined that Moana creators knew nothing about a fellow Hawaii set & Polynesian demigods featuring idea & did not rip it off

On Monday, a jury decided that MOANA was not copied from writer and animator Buck Woodall’s script for “Bucky the Surfer Boy.”

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.

While Disney seemed set for a lengthy legal battle with an animator, the recent jury verdict on the case could spell doom for any further suits.

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 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 2020, alleging that “Moana” was based on his work entitled “Bucky the Wave Warrior.