"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.

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.

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Disney and Universal, fierce competitors in Central Florida, are finding common ground in a battle against AI.

Disney and Universal just sued Midjourney for scraping their IP—ushering in a major showdown over how AI is trained.

How Disney’s AI lawsuit could shift the future of entertainment A battle has been raging between AI companies and copyright holders. Disney and Universal just stepped into the ring.

"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.

Disney and Universal have filed a copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney, the first instance of major Hollywood companies battling generative AI.

Disney and Universal sued Midjourney, a prominent artificial intelligence startup, for copyright infringement, bringing Hollywood into the legal battle over AI.