James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana react to Disney and Universal, two of the biggest players in Hollywood, going after the generative AI company Midjourney for copyright infringement and consider why they may be taking action now as well as how this move could influence the extent to which generative AI will be held to existing legal standards for copyright and beyond.

How the Disney-Midjourney Lawsuit Could Reshape the Battle Over AI and Copyright (Time)

Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm for Copyright Infringement (NY Times)

Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over images (BBC)

OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use (Arstechnica)

Reddit Lawsuit Comes Amid Anthropic’s New AI Models For U.S. National Security Customers (TechDogs)