Intellectual Property
Aug. 18, 2026
Midjourney presses studios for broader AI discovery in copyright case
A federal judge questioned limits on Midjourney's discovery into entertainment studios' AI development, suggesting their use of copyrighted works could be relevant to licensing markets and Midjourney's fair-use defense.
A federal judge on Monday questioned whether Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. should have to turn over more information about their own development of artificial intelligence tools as part of their copyright infringement litigation against Midjourney.
U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt heard arguments in Los Angeles on Midjourney Inc.'s request to overturn portions of a discovery order issued by U.S. Magistrate Judge A. Joel Richlin. Midjourney argues it should receive do...
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