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Warner Bros. has filed a lawsuit against the AI startup Midjourney, accusing the company of copyright infringement. The lawsuit alleges that Midjourney’s image generation software allows users to create images and videos of popular characters like Superman, Batman, and Bugs Bunny without obtaining the necessary permissions. This legal action follows a similar lawsuit filed in June by Walt Disney and Universal, who claimed that Midjourney’s technology generates unauthorized reproductions of their copyrighted characters. Warner Bros. is seeking unspecified damages, the cessation of further copyright violations, and the return of profits earned from alleged infringements. Midjourney has defended its practices by invoking the fair use doctrine in U.S. copyright law.