Disney and Universal sue AI image company Midjourney for unlicensed use of 'Star Wars,' 'The Simpsons' and more It’s the first AI copyright lawsuit from Hollywood giants.

Disney and Universal, whose entertainment empires include Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel and Despicable Me, sued Midjourney, claiming it wrongfully trained its image-generating AI models on the studios ...

Disney and Universal, whose entertainment empires include Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel and Despicable Me, sued Midjourney, claiming it wrongfully trained its image-generating AI models on the studios ...

Why Disney’s AI Lawsuit Will Determine Whether Studios Survive. A fight to shape the rules of the road for automated content. ... A Yoda puppet is displayed at a Star Wars exhibition at The O2 ...

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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.

Disney's own Lucasfilm recently left observers stunned by a jawdroppingly bad experimental AI Star Wars film, which it presented as the future of VFX.

Midjourney obtained copies of Disney’s Star Wars, Minions, and other characters through unauthorized libraries containing works from two Hollywood studios, according to the complaint.

Disney and NBCU’s lawsuit includes images alleged ... Spider-Man, the Hulk and more; Star Wars ... according to the media companies’ lawsuit. Midjourney first launched its AI image ...

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Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement FILE - People visit the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., April 18, 2022.