Whose idea was it really?

Recently, a woman in Detroit sued Disney, claiming they stole the idea for Frozen from her story “The Snow Princess.” She claims Disney is guilty for including the following aspects that are the same as her own story:

■ A princess possessing magical ice powers who eventually goes into hiding.
■ A kingdom made of ice and surrounded by mountains.
■ A sibling in search and rescue of the sibling with the magic ice powers.
■ A journey up a mountain with snowy guards protecting an icy castle on the mountaintop.

While it is possible that the Disney film included aspects of this story, I find it very unlikely that the lawsuit will get very far.  After all, it is likely that Disney screenwriters came up with this story on their own, or at least made enough adaptations that it is their own unique story, as they have done when adapting other stories.

The link to the article is below:
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/04/16/disney-sued-detroit-frozen/25852595/