# Midjourney’s Aggressive Discovery Push Could Expose Studios’ Own AI Use

By Dana Docket · 2026-07-03 · Licensing & Legal · https://datacommenter.com/midjourney-discovery-push-could-expose-studios-own-ai-use/ · Updated 2026-07-06
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> Midjourney is reportedly seeking discovery that would force Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. to disclose their internal AI practices as part of the ongoing copyright litigation over the image generator's…

Original reporting: [Comic Basics](https://www.comicbasics.com/midjourney-forces-disney-universal-and-warner-bros-to-reveal-how-they-use-ai-in-copyright-battle/)
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Midjourney is reportedly seeking discovery that would force Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. to disclose their internal AI practices as part of the ongoing copyright litigation over the image generator's training data, according to Comic Basics.

If courts allow this kind of reciprocal discovery, it could become a recurring feature of AI copyright suits, turning plaintiffs' own AI adoption into fair game for scrutiny. That dynamic raises the stakes for major rights holders who are simultaneously suing over unauthorized training data while building out their own generative AI tools.

> Midjourney Forces Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. to Reveal How They Use AI in Copyright Battle
> — [Comic Basics](https://www.comicbasics.com/midjourney-forces-disney-universal-and-warner-bros-to-reveal-how-they-use-ai-in-copyright-battle/)

[Read the full story at Comic Basics →](https://www.comicbasics.com/midjourney-forces-disney-universal-and-warner-bros-to-reveal-how-they-use-ai-in-copyright-battle/)

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