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Animations assemble: Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney

10 June 2026

Disney and Universal are suing the AI company Midjourney, alleging that its image generator illegally reproduces iconic characters. Described as a “bottomless pit of plagiarism”, the case strikes at the heart of a key legal question: is AI output merely creative transformation, or blatant copyright theft?

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