Midjourney's Discovery Motion Could Rewrite AI Litigation Precedent

Midjourney is asking a federal district court to overturn a magistrate judge's order shielding Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery from disclosing internal AI operations. The studios sued Midjourney for copyright infringement in 2025–26. If the court sides with Midjourney, defendants in future AI copyright cases would gain broad access to plaintiffs' confidential AI strategies and training data—potentially reshaping discovery rules across the industry.