Disney and NBCUniversal have teamed up to sue Midjourney, a generative AI company, accusing it of copyright infringement, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by Axios. Why it matters: It ...

The 100-plus-page lawsuit details the ways Midjourney enables its users to recreate characters that belong to Disney's and Universal's different worlds, such as Marvel and Star Wars.

Midjourney and other AI firms were sued in a separate copyright infringement case by a group of visual artists in 2023, which the companies have sought to dismiss but which is currently in discovery.

Midjourney, a relatively new player in the AI space, focuses on creating solutions powered by artificial intelligence that can generate various types of content, ranging from text to visuals.

Disney and Universal have filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have enter the legal battle over generative AI.

Midjourney’s conduct misappropriates Disney’s and Universal’s intellectual property and threatens to upend the bedrock incentives of U.S. copyright law that drive American leadership in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney and Universal sued popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have taken legal action ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney and Universal have filed a copyright lawsuit against popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday, marking the first time major Hollywood ...

Business Entertainment Technology Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement June 11, 2025 at 9:00 am Updated June 11, 2025 at 2:28 pm By Matt O'Brien ...

The copyright lawsuit in a Los Angeles federal court claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood studios to generate and distribute “endless unauthorized copies” of their ...

Disney and Universal are suing the AI company Midjourney for copyright infringement and filed a lawsuit on Wednesday. It was filed in the United States District Court Central District of California.