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

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 ...

The studios are seeking monetary damages, a jury trial, and an order barring Midjourney from further copyright infringement. Midjourney didn’t immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.

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 ...

Disney, Universal sue image creator Midjourney for copyright infringement. By Dawn Chmielewski. June 11, 2025 8:31 PM UTC Updated June 11, 2025 Item 1 of 2 A view of the Walt ...

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.

Brandon Bauman, a top Hollywood dealmaker and chief strategy officer at Loti AI, examines the landmark lawsuit filed by ...

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.

It was only a matter of time before the major Hollywood studios started taking the fight to the artificial intelligence ...

"Piracy is piracy," says Disney's chief legal officer, as the studios aim to show that tools allowing personalized AI slop creations of characters like Darth Vader or Shrek run afoul of their IP.

Entertainment giant rivals Disney and Universal have teamed up to sue AI image creator Midjourney for alleged violations of ...

In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, entertainment companies Disney and Universal are suing AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement. The 110-page lawsuit, filed Wednesday in a U.S. district court ...