Disney sends cease-and-desist letter to Character AI: ReportIn a letter from last week, Disney said that its concern is not only financial, but that Character.AI's platform weaponizes the media giant...
01 Oct, 2025, 07.36 AM IST
Disney, Universal, Warner Bros Discovery sue China's MiniMax for copyright infringementDisney, Universal, and Warner Bros Discovery sued China’s MiniMax in California, alleging its Hailuo AI unlawfully used copyrighted charact...
16 Sep, 2025, 10.00 PM IST
Warner Bros Discovery sues AI photo generator Midjourney for stealing Superman, Scooby-DooIn a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, Warner Bros said the theft enabled Midjourney to train its image and video service to of...
05 Sep, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
Warner Bros Discovery sues AI photo generator Midjourney for stealing Superman, Scooby-DooWarner Bros Discovery has initiated legal action against Midjourney, alleging the AI photo generation company of copyright infringement. Th...
05 Sep, 2025, 08.37 AM IST
Hollywood Vs AI: What is Midjourney? Here’s all details about Disney and NBCUniversal suit against AI firm over copyright infringementDisney and NBCUniversal have filed a copyright lawsuit against AI firm Midjourney. They claim the AI tool creates and distributes images ba...
11 Jun, 2025, 11.02 PM IST
Disney, Universal sue image creator Midjourney for copyright infringementDisney and Universal sued Midjourney, alleging its AI image generator illegally replicates iconic characters like Darth Vader and Shrek. Ca...
11 Jun, 2025, 08.30 PM IST
Did Disney steal Moana’s story? Animator files $10 billion lawsuit over alleged theftBuck Woodall has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against Disney, accusing the company of copying his animated project Bucky for its Moana franc...
13 Jan, 2025, 08.01 PM IST
Mickey Mouse stars in horror film as copyright comes to an end. Can you envision this?Mickey Mouse embraces horror as copyright ends, starring in a chilling film. Steamboat Willie's expiry unleashes creative freedom. Gaming a...
05 Jan, 2024, 06.29 PM IST
Early version of Mickey, now in public domain, takes a dark turn as horror movie starJust days after entering the public domain, the iconic character from 'Steamboat Willie' is already the focus of two upcoming projects, 'Mi...
04 Jan, 2024, 08.26 AM IST
First iteration of Mickey Mouse to enter public domain in 2024, along with other iconic Disney charactersDue to U.S. copyright laws, the 95-year protection period for this iconic character is expiring, allowing certain aspects of Mickey Mouse's...
14 Dec, 2023, 10.30 PM IST
Un-family friendly! Viral 'Winnie-the-Pooh' horror film triggers fansPooh's shocking reinvention has already provoked death threats from enraged fans.
10 Feb, 2023, 08.42 AM IST
Sharing streaming platforms’ password may be illegal, says UK government agencyThe Intellectual Property Office of the UK says that sharing the password of streaming platforms breaks the law.
22 Dec, 2022, 01.32 AM IST
- Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software
Hollywood's six major movie studios on Tuesday sued RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software that they said w...
01 Oct, 2008, 12.32 AM IST
- Media to issue guidelines on blocking copyrighted video
Walt Disney, Viacom, CBS Corp, NBC Universal and News Corp have joined Internet companies Microsoft Corp, MySpace, Veoh Networks and Dailym...
19 Oct, 2007, 07.09 AM IST
- YouTube unveils tools for protecting copyrighted video
Online video leader YouTube rolled out long-awaited technology to automatically remove copyrighted clips.
16 Oct, 2007, 09.43 AM IST
- Google tests video fingerprinting on YouTube
YouTube founder Steve Chen said Thursday the Internet giant is testing video-fingerprinting technology to guard copyrights of material post...
15 Jun, 2007, 09.30 AM IST
- Viacom gets support from rivals in Google-YouTube war
Viacom’s legal effort to stop Google’s YouTube video-sharing site from posting copyrighted materials drew support from media rivals such as...
15 Mar, 2007, 03.11 AM IST