Warner Bros. says Midjourney ripped its DC art

Sep 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery sued Midjourney in Los Angeles federal court, arguing the image generator ignored takedown notices and "brazenly" outputs Batman, Superman, Scooby-Doo, and other franchises it allegedly trained on without a license. The studio wants statutory damages up to $150,000 per infringed work plus an injunction forcing Midjourney to purge its models of the data.

Incident Details

Perpetrator:AI Vendor

Severity:Facepalm

Blast Radius:Major studio litigation threatens Midjourney with statutory damages and potential model shutdowns across entertainment IP.

Tech Stack

Midjourney diffusion modelDiscord image botUnlicensed training corpora

References

Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery sues Midjourney over DC characters ↗The Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. Discovery takes Midjourney to court ↗Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery claims Midjourney "thinks it is above the law" ↗