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A Hollywood screenwriter and producer has accused Disney of copying the idea for its Oscar-winning animation Zootopia from him.<\/p>\n

Gary Goldman, whose credits include Total Recall and Minority Report, is suing the firm and says elements of the film are based on his work.<\/p>\n

He claims Disney copied themes, settings, plot, characters and dialogue and the title of his Zootopia concept.<\/p>\n

Mr Goldman also claims he pitched the idea to the studio in 2000 and 2009.<\/p>\n

\"Zootopia\"<\/div>\n

The copyright infringement case suggests Disney works in “a culture that not only accepts the unauthorised copying of others’ original material, but encourages it”.<\/p>\n

Gary Goldman wants damages, including from merchandise sales, to reflect what he calls Disney’s “wanton, deliberate, malicious, and wilful misconduct”.<\/p>\n

In a statement responding to the claims, Disney said: “Mr. Goldman’s lawsuit is riddled with patently false allegations.<\/p>\n

“It is an unprincipled attempt to lay claim to a successful film he didn’t create, and we will vigorously defend against it in court.”<\/p>\n

\"Co-directors<\/p>\n
Co-directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore with Zootopia producer Clark Spencer at this year’s Oscars<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Zootopia has taken more than $1bn (\u00a3800m) worldwide since it was released in March 2016 and last month it won the Oscar for best animated feature film.<\/p>\n

During his acceptance speech, the film’s co-director Byron Howard said development for the film had started in 2011, “in hopes when the film came out it would make the world just a slightly better place”.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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