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Oct. 10, 2025

Midjourney defends AI art as fair use in Warner lawsuit

Midjourney, defended by Cooley LLP, rebuts Warner Bros.' copyright claims, arguing its AI mimics human creativity, uses fair use principles, and shouldn't be forced to impose broader restrictions on innovation.

As Hollywood's largest entertainment studios accuse it of mass copyright theft, Midjourney Inc. asserts its generative AI technology is an engine of creativity - rather than infringement - and maintains that copyright law "does not confer absolute control" over how art inspires new forms.

Midjourney's attorneys at Cooley LLP compared the company's AI training process to "how humans learn to draw or paint," arguing that the technology is merely the n...

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