In the latest and big news for Disney, the studio recently won a test that pulled him under allegations of copyright violation. The allegation came after the release of her 2016 animated outing, Moana. A screenplay author filed a suit back in 2020.
According to a recent report by the variety, the plaintiff is named Bak Woodle, which filed a case four years after the release of the animated film. In his trial, Bak Woodle said that the story of a teenage girl on a adventure with a demigode was based on her work, called Baki the Warrier.
However, two weeks after the trial began in the federal court in Los Angeles, the highly acclaimed studio has now won the case. The decision was taken by an eight -member jury, unanimously found that Disney had no access to the 2011 screenplay. According to the judgment of the jury, there was not the treatment of the same script in the studio.
The final decision by the jury came after a three-hour discussion.
After the results, a Disney spokesperson said, “We are incredibly proud of the collective work going to the creation of ‘Moanna’ and are pleased that the jury found that it had nothing to do with the works of the plaintiff.”
As the gamblers had already mentioned that there was no access to the script of Baki The Wave Warrier at the Animation Studio, they did not even answer whether both were the same.
Talking about the plaintiff, Baki Woodle is a screenwriter based in New Mexico. The author had alleged that Moana and her script had many similarities, arguing that the two stories revolve around teenagers, who go on a dangerous journey, defying their parents’ order. Even they save a Polynesian Island, while also played by a Dimigode on a adventure-a tattoo played by Dwen Johnson.
Other similarities between the two stories include traveling through a storm and navigating with the help of stars.
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