Midjourney

On September 4, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery filed an 87-page copyright infringement lawsuit against Midjourney, claiming the company is engaged in the 'theft' of its intellectual property including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry, Powerpuff Girls, and Rick and Morty. The complaint alleged Midjourney's infringement was 'systematic, ongoing, and willful.' When Midjourney launched video generation capabilities, the service initially refused to animate many infringing images of Warner Bros. characters, but within weeks allegedly removed these protection measures and announced it as an 'improvement.' Case consolidated with Disney lawsuit on November 4.

On June 11, 2025, Universal Pictures and The Walt Disney Company filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Midjourney in U.S. District Court for Central District of California, accusing the company of 'massive and deliberate copyright infringement' for allowing users to create highly realistic depictions of proprietary characters including Elsa, Shrek, Darth Vader, and Homer Simpson without license or authorization. The suit described Midjourney as 'a bottomless pit of plagiarism.' Both studios had served a cease-and-desist order which Midjourney reportedly ignored.