Midjourney pushes studios to disclose their own AI use

TechCrunch reports that Midjourney is seeking broader discovery from Hollywood studios that sued it for copyright infringement. Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. were ordered to provide information about consumer-facing generative AI outputs, but Midjourney now wants more internal AI-use records and prompts. The company argues those records could support its fair-use defense by showing whether studios themselves train or use generative tools on copyrighted content.

Key details: Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. have sued Midjourney over alleged infringement, Midjourney wants broader discovery into the studios' internal generative AI use, The studios' lawyer has described the request as a fishing expedition.

Why it matters: The fight could expose whether copyright plaintiffs are also using generative AI in ways that complicate their market-harm claims.