Disney Didn’t Steal Idea For ‘Moana,’ Jury Finds
Following approximately two hours of discussion, the jury supported a Disney division on Monday, stating that there was no violation of Buck Woodall’s copyright for “Bucky and the Surfer Boy.” The reason given is that none of their employees had ever come across materials related to his screenplay. He claimed he had sent “Bucky”-related content more than ten years ago to his brother’s sister-in-law, who was then employed at Mandeville Films on the Disney lot. She allegedly passed these materials onto someone in Disney Animation TV before the start of Moana‘s development.