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Disney and NBCUniversal deepfake (Jun 2025)
Disney and NBCUniversal are suing Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging that the AI image generation tool allows users to create near-perfect copies of their characters (e.g., Darth Vader, Minions). They…
- Incident date
- Jun 2025
- Target
- Disney and NBCUniversal
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Disney and NBCUniversal are suing Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging that the AI image generation tool allows users to create near-perfect copies of their characters (e.g., Darth Vader, Minions). They argue this infringes on their IP and could lead to lost revenue and brand damage if AI-generated images are distributed widely.