Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI image and video company Midjourney , making it the third major entertainment company to do so following Disney and Universal's similar lawsuit filed earlier this year.
The lawsuit alleges the AI company violated the entertainment company's copyright protections by allowing AI users to create images with characters like Batman, Scooby Doo and Bugs Bunny.
"Midjourney thinks it is above the law," Warner Bros. Discovery said in the complaint. "Midjourney has made a calculated and profit-driven decision to offer zero protection for copyright owners even though Midjourney knows about the breathtaking scope of its piracy and copyright infringement."
Midjourney is one of the most popular AI image ge