Disney and Universal file a joint federal copyright lawsuit against Midjourney, calling the service a 'bottomless pit of plagiarism' — the first time major Hollywood studios sue a generative AI company directly. The complaint includes side-by-side exhibits of Midjourney generations of Darth Vader, Yoda, the Minions, and Shrek alongside the originals. The case shifts the AI-and-rights conversation from individual artists' anxieties into a marquee studio-vs-platform fight with the kind of legal firepower that actually moves the field.