The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a copyright lawsuit on Monday that alleged that Pixar’s 2015 film “Inside Out” was based on the work of a child development expert.
Denise Daniels filed suit in 2017, alleging that Pixar had ripped off her idea for a TV show called “The Moodsters.” She assembled a creative team and produced a pilot for the show, in which color-coded characters represented each of five emotions: happiness, sadness, anger, love and fear.
Daniels alleged that she had pitched the idea to various Disney executives from 2005 to 2009. “Inside Out,” which began development in 2010, also featured characters that represented five emotions: joy, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust.
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