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NineMileTower@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

I want to see his trailer and screenplay from 2003.

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This is not the first time Woodall has taken legal action against Disney. A previous lawsuit regarding the first Moana film was dismissed in November last year due to the statute of limitations. However, the release of the sequel has allowed Woodall to file a new complaint.

If he had evidence of his creation being stolen, why did he wait so long? This all just seems like a cash grab or something to me. Also, $10 billion? That’s a good way to be dismissed as a fraudster.

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Aphelion@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Attourneys don’t just file a suit because their client said so: they generally need to be shown there’s an actionable case with a chance if winning, and in this case it probably took a lot of time and information gathering to get to that point. Also, it’s Disney, which probably makes most attorneys extra cautious.

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- SARGE@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  
  Attorneys don’t just file a suit because their client said so: they generally need to be shown there’s an actionable case with a chance if winning
  
  Man, I used to believe that.
  
  The last 8 years have shown me otherwise.
  
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  - Aphelion@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Sorry, I should have specified good attorneys, not assclowns who are working double time to get disbarred and censured. 🤣
    
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- ech@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Is 8 years a reasonable time for that? I’m genuinely asking. Assuming he had no reason to act before the first movie, as a layman, that seems like a long time to prepare for.
  
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  - Aphelion@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    IANAL, I just read legal blogs from time to time, so take this as a simple blanket explanation. Without details of the case it’s hard to say. IP law gets insanely complex. It’s also very likely that this animator was told the case was not actionable by an attorney some years ago, but then talked to a someone else with a different legal opinion more recently. Then there’s the cost of litigation, which will be extreme given this is Disney, so it probably took time to get the money together for a retainer, and financial risk of a loss and counter-suit makes it risky.
    
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- NineMileTower@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  That’s a good point too.
  
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skribe@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Maybe he didn’t have the money to launch a suit.

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- NineMileTower@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  That could be the case.
  
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  - panchobarnes@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Nice…
    
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Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

stealing from the public domain

There is no such thing

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- NineMileTower@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Ok, sorry. They didn’t steal. They used public domain stories to make billions of dollars and used it to fight tooth and nail for their characters to not enter public domain and lengthen copyright laws for years and years.
  
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  - Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Yes! :(
    
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thepreciousboar@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

why did he wait so long?

Copyright laws protect 70 years after the death of the author. If Disney infringed his intellectual property, why should a couple of years matter and his case be dismissed?

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