made by Walt Disney Animation Studios. In the film Moana, Maui is a legendary demigod who stole the goddess Te Fiti's heart. After his battle with Te Ka, he loses his magical fish hook, which he ...

This image released by Disney shows the character Moana ... This, according to Woodall, is uncannily similar to the story of "Moana," the daughter of a chief on a Polynesian island who sets out on a ...

LOS ANGELES — A jury on Monday quickly rejected a man’s claim that Disney’s “Moana ... with the figures of Maui, Te Fiti and a fiery volcano goddess in “Moana” clearly counterparts ...

Disney’s Moana is a tale of a young island girl who ... of being voyagers and assisting demi-god Maui in defeating Te Ka. The movie was a critical and financial success, one of the highest ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. The Los Angeles federal jury deliberated ...

A jury on Monday quickly rejected a man's claim that Disney's "Moana" was ... with the figures of Maui, Te Fiti and a fiery volcano goddess in "Moana" clearly counterparts of the divine characters ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image released by Disney shows the character Moana, voiced by Auli’i Cravalho, in a scene from ...

LOS ANGELES — A jury on Monday quickly rejected a man’s claim that Disney ... of “Moana” and not merely someone with connections to the corporation. Lage, Woodall's attorneys, outlined the ...

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 ...