A screenshot from the lawsuit comparing 'Star Wars' content from Disney (R) with the allegedly infringing version (L)

17 September 2025NewsCopyrightSarah Speight

Hollywood studios join forces to sue Chinese AI startup’s content generator

Disney, Warner Bros. and NBCUniversal are targeting a Shanghai-based company over its AI tool which allegedly enables users to generate images and videos of a plethora of Hollywood characters.

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