TL;DR: Disney's plans for a digital Dwayne Johnson in the Moana remake were halted after legal concerns about potential public domain issues arose, despite 18 months of development and Johnson's agreement. https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/08/disney-scraps-deepfake-dwayne-johnson-after-lawyers-panic-about-the-public-domain/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum