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Hollywood studios join copyright battles against GenAI by suing Midjourney

By Amy Miller ( June 11, 2025, 22:14 GMT | Insight) -- Hollywood is joining the copyright battle against generative artificial intelligence, with Disney and Universal suing image generator Midjourney, calling it "a bottomless pit of plagiarism.” Midjourney provides tools that let users create images and videos of famous characters, but it “functions as a virtual vending machine, generating endless unauthorized copies of Disney’s and Universal’s copyrighted works,” according to their complaint filed in California federal court.Hollywood has joined the ongoing copyright battle against the tech industry over generative artificial intelligence, with Disney and Universal suing image generator Midjourney today, calling the company a “bottomless pit of plagiarism.”...

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