Overview
Ongoing US federal litigation over whether generative AI training and output constitute copyright infringement, with discovery battles over training-data transparency and studios’ own AI use.
Midjourney v. Hollywood (2025–2026)
Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. sued midjourney over AI-generated character images. Midjourney’s fair-use defense seeks discovery of studios’ internal AI training datasets, model weights, and business plans (2026-07-06-midjourney-hollywood-variety).
June 15, 2026: Magistrate limited discovery to consumer-facing AI
July 2026: Midjourney motion to overturn; hearing August 17, 2026
Outcome could set precedent for training-data disclosure across all generative AI litigation.