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 ...

Walt Disney Co. and Universal Pictures sued an influential artificial intelligence image generator for copyright infringement Wednesday, marking a major step in Hollywood’s fight against certain ...

An image of Disney's Mickey Mouse displayed outside the Disney Store in Times Square, December 14, 2017 in New York City. Disney and Universal are suing AI photo generator Midjourney for alleged ...

“They’re the largest intellectual property holders in the world, the two of them,” Roberts said. Roberts described the collaboration between Disney and Universal as groundbreaking.

Disney and Universal have filed a lawsuit against Midjourney, alleging that the San Francisco–based AI image generation startup is a “bottomless pit of plagiarism” that generates “endless ...

Disney, Universal sue AI firm for copyright infringement: ‘Bottomless pit of plagiarism’ By Associated Press Published June 11, 2025, 2:33 p.m. ET ...

Disney and NBCUniversal have accused AI company Midjourney of copyright infringement. The plaintiffs accuse the company of using its characters, such as Spider-Man, Star Wars' Darth Vader and Yoda ...