Midjourney issued its first response to a lawsuit brought by Disney and Universal, arguing that the studios have no power to ...

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Launched publicly in 2022, Midjourney is now a prominent name in the AI text-to-image industry. According to Disney and Universal’s lawsuit, it made $300 million last year.

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The lawsuit features the images, as well as a number of other examples. Representatives for Midjourney did not immediately respond to request for comment. Read Disney and NBCUniversal’s AI lawsuit.

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The lawsuit accuses Midjourney of promoting its AI tools using Disney and Universal characters, and says the AI company has already begun using such characters to train its video service.

Disney and Universal file a lawsuit against AI image creator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement of intellectual properties such as Star Wars, The Avengers and The Simpsons.

Entertainment giants Disney and Universal filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Wednesday against AI company Midjourney, calling the image generator a "bottomless pit of plagiarism." ...