May 10, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed a copyright lawsuit filed against Walt Disney Co. over the animated hit "Inside Out," ruling that the characters in a little-known TV pilot clearly did not qualify for the kind of standalone protection afforded to James Bond or Godzilla.
March 16, 2018
The Walt Disney Co. urged a California federal judge to toss a copyright suit alleging its animated hit "Inside Out" copied a lesser-known set of characters called "The Moodsters," seeking to deal a fatal blow to the case by contending Thursday that emotions aren't protectable.
January 31, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday booted a copyright lawsuit filed against Disney over its animated hit "Inside Out," saying the plaintiff's little-known set of characters, called "The Moodsters," don't meet a rigorous test put forth by the Ninth Circuit for independent copyright protection of a character.
November 20, 2017
The Walt Disney Co. on Friday hit back hard at a copyright lawsuit filed over the animated hit "Inside Out," saying it "strains credulity" that characters in a little-known TV pilot would be afforded the same protections as James Bond or Batman.
June 20, 2017
The Walt Disney Company stole the idea for the film "Inside Out" from the pitches of a woman who created a color-coded character model to help children deal with their emotions, according to a complaint filed in California federal court on Monday.