Midjourney agrees to licensing terms with Disney and/or Universal

Midjourney no longer provides image generation by the end of it¹

Midjorney pays Disney and/or Universal⁴

Midjourney implements content filters to prevent copyright infringement²

Midjourney continues operations without changes at the end³

On June 11, 2025, Disney and Universal filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Midjourney, alleging unauthorized use of their copyrighted characters to train its AI models and generate images. (

) The studios claim that Midjourney's actions constitute "blatant plagiarism" and seek damages and an injunction to prevent further infringement. (

This lawsuit is among the first major legal actions by Hollywood studios against an AI company, potentially setting a precedent for how copyright law applies to AI-generated content. (