Disney and Universal sue commercial AI firm over using their copyrighted images to generate pictures
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Disney and Universal have filed a copyright lawsuit against a popular AI image-generator – marking the first time major Hollywood companies have entered the legal battle over generative AI's use of existing content which is already owned by a commercial entity.
Filed in federal district court in LA, the complaint claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood studios to generate and distribute 'endless unauthorised copies' of their famed characters, such as Darth Vader from Star Wars and the Minions from Despicable Me.
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