Warner Bros. Discovery v. Midjourney copyright case

US District Court, Central District of California · 2:25-cv-08376 · filed Sep 4, 2025 · Active

Warner Bros. Discovery alleges Midjourney trained on its films and lets users generate characters such as Superman, Batman and Scooby-Doo.

The case

4 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Nov 4, 2025	Order: ORDER RE JOINT STIPULATION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES (DKT. 21 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt	Order	Link
Oct 14, 2025	Order: ORDER SETTING RULE 16(b)/26(f) SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge John A. Kronstadt	Order	Link
Sep 18, 2025	Order: ORDER TO REASSIGN CASE due to self-recusal pursuant to this Court's General Order in the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to the District Judges.by Judge Percy Anderson	Order	Link
Sep 4, 2025	Filing: Complaint filed: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. Midjourney, Inc.	Filing	Link

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Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. Midjourney, Inc.