Disney, Universal sue AI firm Midjourney
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Disney had estimated the value to be around $27.5 billion, while Comcast was looking for at least $40 billion. If Comcast’s side had won out, Disney would be looking at an additional payment of about $5 billion.
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Disney and NBCUniversal filed a federal lawsuit against AI company Midjourney on Wednesday, June 11, claiming that
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The companies said Midjourney’s "bootlegging business model" is an attack on "the hard-working creative community that brings the magic of movies to life."
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