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‘Moana' has her origins questioned at trial where man says his surfer boy led to the Disney hit
Buck Woodall sued in 2020, alleging that essential elements of his script for “Bucky the Surfer Boy” were co-opted for “Moana ...
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Plagiarism battle in US court over Disney’s smash-hit Moana
The two properties “involve a main character who encounters a demigod with a giant hook and tattoos”, the lawsuit claims. In ...
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Disney Prevails in ‘Moana’ Copyright Case: Lessons for Creators
On March 10, 2025, a federal jury delivered a verdict in favor of Disney in a closely watched copyright infringement lawsuit.
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Was 'Moana' based on a boy named Bucky? Disney sued by writer for $10 billion
Buck Woodall wrote a script, whose various titles ... a demigod with a giant hook and tattoos.” Both “involve protagonists who learn about ancient Polynesian culture during a sea voyage ...
The Inertia on MSN16d
Lawsuit Accuses ‘Moana’ of Copying Story About Surfer Boy
The script Woodall says Disney copied has gone by various names, including “Bucky the Surfer Boy.” In it, a teenager vacationing in Hawaii befriends a group of native Hawaiian ...
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Ren Faire PH 2025 Report: The Magic Continues
The first and premier renaissance festival in the country and Southeast Asia, Ren Faire PH, has held its second year of ...
Athletes showcase tattoos of Olympic rings, lions and superheroes at World Indoors
Tattoos depicting warriors, superheroes, lions and the Olympic rings were among the motivational motifs inked onto some of ...
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No one knows what this ancient script says. Now there’s a $1 million prize to crack the code
A series of lines that look like a garden rake. These symbols are part of an entirely undeciphered script from a sophisticated ancient civilization thousands of years old. And they remain an ...