Midjourney wants Hollywood's own AI files revealed
Midjourney has filed a motion asking a US federal judge to compel Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to disclose their internal AI use, including training datasets, model weights, and AI business plans. The studios sued Midjourney in 2025 for enabling mass infringement of iconic characters. Midjourney's defense invokes 'unclean hands,' arguing that if the studios themselves train AI on unlicensed content, that constitutes an industry custom supporting fair use. The studios dismiss the request as a fishing expedition. The outcome could have broad implications for AI copyright law, potentially forcing Hollywood to expose its own AI experiments and complicating the narrative of who is victim and who is infringer.