( May 1, 2026, 16:53 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery told a US federal judge that MiniMax should not be allowed to “wish away” copyright claims over its artificial intelligence image- and video-generating service Hailuo AI. “It is hard to imagine a more well-supported copyright infringement complaint than the one in this case: it clearly shows how defendants’ Hailuo AI subscription service generates images and videos featuring plaintiffs’ famous copyrighted characters like Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Batman, Superman, Shrek, and the Minions. The complaint includes dozens of screenshots to prove it,” they said in an opposition to dismissal. See attached file. ...
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