Moana, Disney and copyright lawsuit

Animator sues Disney claiming “Moana 2” copyright infringement
Animator Buck Woodall claims former Mandeville Films development director Jenny Marchick passed his "substantially similar" screenplay to Disney years before "Moana" premiered.
Writer sues Disney for $10B, claiming 'breathtaking' similarities between his script and 'Moana' movies
A film worker is suing Disney for $10 billion, claiming the "Moana" franchise shares "breathtaking" similarities to work he once pitched to a production studio.
Animator files $10B lawsuit against Disney, claims ‘Moana’ film idea was stolen
Animator Buck Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion after he said he shared film materials in 2003 while working on a development deal with the company.
Disney sued for $10billion in Moana 2 copyright claim
Animator accuses Disney of copying idea for Moana 2 from his 2003 screenplay - Bucky Woodall claims there are clear overlaps between Moana 2 and his screenplay
Was Moana A Copy? Disney Faces $10 Billion Lawsuit From Animator
Mr Woodall is suing Disney for $10 billion, or 2.5 per cent of Moana's gross revenue. He claims he provided the screenplay and trailer of his movie to former Mandeville Films director of development Jenny Marchick who is now DreamWorks Animation's head of development for features.
Did Disney swipe Moana's story? $10 billion lawsuit by animator says 'yes'
Animator Buck Woodall has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against Disney, alleging the studio copied his screenplay for Bucky to create the hit animated films Moana and its sequel
Disney faces $10 billion lawsuit over claims of stealing popular movie
In the lawsuit, Woodall says he first brought up the idea for the movie in 2003 and sent a final script to Marchick in 2011 and is seeking up to $10 billion in damages. According
Disney accused of stealing idea for Moana, sued for 10 billion dollar
Disney has been sued for a staggering amount of 10 billion dollars by an animator who claimed that they stole his idea for Moana franchise. Buck Woodall filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company in California federal court on Friday for lifting several elements from his decades-old screenplay for an animated film titled Bucky without his consent.
Disney sued for $10B over ‘Moana,’ writer’s lawsuit cites ‘breathtaking’ similarities to his script and claims he was ‘prodded’ for content
A filmmaker is suing The Walt Disney Company for copyright infringement, claiming that the media conglomerate’s hit movies “Moana” and “Moana 2” copied substantial parts of a script he wrote. The lawsuit,
Disney’s Moana 2 sued for $10 billion in copyright claim
The lawsuit points to numerous similarities between the “Bucky” and Moana films including the Polynesian setting and a teen’s quest to save his home village. “Moana and he
Animator sues Disney for $10 billion for allegedly stealing his idea for Moana and its sequel
Buck Woodall claimed in his lawsuit that Disney's Moana franchise exhibits “breathtaking” similarities to his script for Bucky the Wave Warrior
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