Disney will be sued with artificial intelligence Midjourney

Image of the characters of the movie « Null » I « from Universal, created by the Midjourney artificial intelligence system.

Universal

Disney and Universal became the first Hollywood companies to oppose the Midjourney SI companies. They have filed a lawsuit because of copyright violations of many well -known film -persons, Variety reports.

”Using the copyright of the plaintiffs, and then spreading images (and soon videos) that openly include and copy the famous characters of Disney and Universal without putting a penny in their creation, Midjourney is a typical example– the claim says.

Another image generated by artificial intelligence Midjourney

Universal

Companies called the artificial intelligence policy of full -fledged piracy, which « undermines US Copyright Fundamental Rights« .

Companies claim that on the Midjourney website « Hundreds of or even thousands of images generated at the request of their subscribers are displayed« .

The lawsuit contains images that are claimed to be examples of Midjourney violations. Among them are the images of Dedpool and wolverine from Marvel, Spider-Man, Dart Vader of « Star Wars », Princess Elsa from « Ice Heart » and even McCwin’s Lightning of « Wheels », Shrek and Posipak from « Ugly I ».

”The Midjourney Business Model based on piracy and ignoring the US law on copyright is not only an attack on Disney, Universal and a hardworking creative community that puts cinema magic in life, but also a wider threat to the US film industry, which has created a million-dollar.« , – the companies said.

Companies demand compensation in the form of a money amount that is not specified, as well as « preliminary and/or permanent judicial prohibition that prohibits and limits Midjourney“to violate or extend their copyright.

What does Midjourney company do

Midjourney for the first time launched its artificial intelligence generator in February 2022, and was founded in 2021. The company had over $ 200 million in revenue in 2023 and earned $ 300 million in 2024.

Midjourney is registered with San Francisco, on its website notes: « We are a small self -financed team specializing in design, human infrastructure and artificial intelligence. We have 11 full -time employees and an incredible team of consultants« .

The founder and CEO of Midjourney is David Holtz, who was previously co -founder and technical director of the LEAP Motion startup, engaged in VR/AR. Holtz is a former NASA researcher and conducted research in the field of neurobiology at the Max Planck Institute.