Disney and Universal are suing Midjourney, an AI image generation startup, for copyright infringement. The studios allege Midjourney's technology generates unauthorized copies of their intellectual property, citing numerous examples in their complaint. This lawsuit marks the first time major Hollywood studios have directly challenged an AI company on this scale. Midjourney's defense, based on the 'fair use' doctrine, may be weakened by the sheer volume of infringing images. The studios claim Midjourney ignored their requests to prevent copyright violations and cleaned their work during training. Midjourney has yet to respond.

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