Disney and Universal sue AI image company Midjourney for unlicensed use of 'Star Wars,' 'The Simpsons' and more Disney and Universal joined forces in a lawsuit against artificial intelligence image ...

In a move that could redefine the boundaries between generative AI (genAI) and intellectual property, Disney and Universal ...

Disney and NBCU filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Midjourney, a generative AI start-up, alleging copyright infringement ...

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, claims the AI company Midjourney generates images that “blatantly incorporate and copy” the movie studios’ famous characters.

Disney and Universal sued Midjourney on Wednesday for generating Shrek, Darth Vader, Buzz Lightyear, and a host of other copyrighted characters in the first major legal showdown between Hollywood and ...

Midjourney users can create AI images of protected characters like Shrek, Yoda and Marvel superheroes, according to a new lawsuit.

The lawsuit cites instances where Midjourney could easily be prompted to generate popular Universal and Disney characters, including Star Wars characters, Bart Simpson, Shrek, Ariel from “The ...

Elsa from Frozen is one of the dozens of characters featured in side-by-side image comparisons included in Disney and Universal’s copyright lawsuit against Midjourney. Photo: US District Court ...

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 ...

Why Disney’s AI Lawsuit Will Determine Whether Studios Survive. ... with other companies joining up to go after Midjourney, and perhaps Disney and Universal going after other companies.

Midjourney could echo the other AI companies that have defended their actions as fair use, though the visual similarities in the side-by-side comparisons in Disney and Universal’s lawsuit seem ...