Disney and NBCUniversal Take Legal Action Against Midjourney

The legal dispute over AI using human-created work without permission has intensified, with Disney and NBCUniversal suing Midjourney for copyright infringement. This marks the first lawsuit by major Hollywood studios against a generative AI firm, as reported by Axios. The lawsuit, filed in California, alleges that Midjourney engaged in both direct and secondary copyright infringement by utilizing the studios’ intellectual properties (IPs) to train its large language model (LLM). The complaint highlights examples of characters from popular franchises like The Lion King, Aladdin, and Minions that they claim were “stolen.” Disney and NBCUniversal assert that they attempted to address the issue with Midjourney before resorting to legal action, but the company did not take their concerns seriously. Instead, Midjourney continued to release newer versions of its service that allegedly contained even higher quality infringing images, prioritizing its own profit over respecting the studios’ demands.

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