NEW YORK: Disney and Universal sued popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on June 11, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have taken legal action against a maker of generative AI technology that could upend the entertainment industry.
The copyright lawsuit in a Los Angeles federal court 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 the Star Wars franchise and the Minions from Despicable Me.
