By Lulu Yang
Earlier this month, Disney and Universal filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Midjourney, Inc., an AI image-generation platform, alleging both direct and secondary copyright infringement.[1] The core allegation is that Midjourney’s generative AI tools unlawfully reproduce and distribute images incorporating the plaintiffs’ copyrighted characters without authorization. Midjourney did not immediately respond to media inquiries on the day the complaint was filed.[2] As of June 18, it has neither filed an answer nor disclosed its legal representation, and no court proceedings have been scheduled.[3]
This high-profile case marks another significant confrontation between copyright law and emerging generative AI technologies, raising questions about the evolving boundaries of digital creativity in visual content.
Facts Alleged in the Complaint
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