Key points
- First joint copyright action by major Hollywood studios against an AI image generation company.
- Alleges wilful infringement of animated characters through both training and output generation.
- Seeks statutory damages across more than 150 listed works, with Warner Bros filing a parallel action.
Summary
Disney, Universal and other major studios filed a joint copyright complaint against Midjourney in June 2025, the first coordinated action by Hollywood studios against an AI image generation company. The complaint alleges wilful infringement of animated and cinematic characters through both training data use and generated outputs, seeking statutory damages across more than 150 listed works. Warner Bros filed a parallel action in September 2025. The case is the defining character-IP test action for the tools used in animation classrooms.
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Source
Source: United States District Court (CourtListener) ↗ (Court Ruling)
Cite this item
United States District Court (CourtListener) (2025). ‘Disney Enterprises Inc et al. v. Midjourney Inc: Complaint’, United States District Court (CourtListener). Available at: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70513159/disney-enterprises-inc-v-midjourney-inc/
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