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Disney is taking strong legal actions against unauthorized AI use of its copyrighted characters. Chief Legal Officer Horacio Gutierrez revealed that the recent lawsuit against the image generator Midjourney is just the beginning of this intellectual property defense campaign. This move marks Disney's determination to protect its valuable IPs in the field of generative AI. Disney's first lawsuit against Midjourney originated from the company ignoring multiple requests to delete content featuring characters such as Darth Vader. Despite Midjourney being much smaller than OpenAI

Recently, global entertainment giants Disney and Universal Pictures have filed a copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Midjourney, marking the first official legal dispute involving generative artificial intelligence for major Hollywood companies, drawing global attention. According to reports by CCTV, the two companies pointed out in their 110-page complaint that Midjourney allegedly illegally used its massive copyright library to generate and spread a large number of unauthorized copies of well-known characters, including characters from 'Star Wars,' 'Minions,' 'Shrek,' 'Frozen,' etc.

At the 2025 GTC conference, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced that Nvidia is collaborating with Disney Research and Google DeepMind to develop a physics engine called "Newton." This engine aims to simulate robot movement in real-world environments, providing technological support for future entertainment robots. Image note: Image generated by AI, image licensing service provider Midjourney. Disney will be among the first companies to utilize Newton technology, and this technology is expected to be applied to its...

The Walt Disney Company is exploring applications in its film, television, and theme park divisions and is currently forming a new team to coordinate the company's use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and mixed reality. The newly established technology support office will be led by Jamie Voris, the Chief Technology Officer of Disney Studios, who was responsible for developing Disney applications for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality device. Eddie Drake will

The hacker group NullBulge recently claimed to have successfully infiltrated Disney's internal communication platform, stealing over 1TB of data, and is now leaking this information online to protest Disney's "anti-art" stance towards artists. The group stated that their actions are aimed at "protecting the rights of artists and ensuring they receive fair compensation."According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, these files contain internal conversations about software development, recrui

Last week, AI startup Luma released a series of videos created using its new video generation tool, Dream Machine. The tool is described as a 'highly scalable and efficient transformer model trained directly on video.'

In response to poster trends, Microsoft adjusts its AI image generation tool to comply with Disney's copyright requirements. Microsoft prevents the Bing image generator from using the term 'Disney.' Intellectual property companies state that replicating Disney's logo infringes trademark rights. There are questions about whether generative AI has used Disney content. Major media companies are suing AI developers for using their photos to train AI.

VFX artists have criticized the AI background actors in 'Prom Pact', questioning the necessity of digital doubles and suggesting potential cover-up actions. The SAG-AFTRA strike has raised concerns in Hollywood regarding the use of AI and the replacement of real actors, and the effects in 'Prom Pact' have been called into question. The agreement between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP may impact the use of AI in films, though specific details have not been disclosed. The AI background actors in Disney+'s 'Prom Pact' seem to have caught attention quickly, as noted by Corrid.

Recently, Disney's promotional poster for 'Loki' Season 2 has sparked controversy among professional designers due to allegations of partial use of generative AI. Designers pointed out that the spiral clock pattern in the background shows signs of generative AI, raising concerns about the impact of AI image generation on the creative community. Shutterstock's rules prohibit the licensing of generative AI content that was not created using its AI tools, which has led to doubts about whether the platform effectively enforces these rules. Generative AI stock images pose a real challenge for many creative professionals.