California Federal Judge Dismisses Copyright Claims Over ‘Zootopia’

Mealey's (August 20, 2019, 12:26 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Allegations that Walt Disney Pictures and others committed copyright infringement by copying elements of a screenplay for use in the animated film “Zootopia” were rejected Aug. 19 by a federal judge in California (Brian Neil Hoff v. Walt Disney Pictures, et al., No. 19-665, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140343)....