No New Trial After Disney Win In 'Moana' Copyright Case

By Adam Lidgett ( December 12, 2025, 6:46 PM EST) -- A California federal judge has shot down an animation artist's bid for a new trial after a Los Angeles federal jury earlier this year rejected his copyright claim that the 2016 Disney blockbuster "Moana" ripped off his own Polynesian adventure story....

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