Midjourney is reportedly seeking discovery into how the studios suing it have themselves deployed AI tools, a tactic that could reframe the litigation around industry-wide AI adoption rather than just the defendant's training practices. If courts allow this kind of tu quoque discovery, it could become a standard defense playbook in AI copyright suits, forcing rights holders to open their own AI usage to scrutiny.
For data and AI companies watching these cases, the maneuver signals that discovery fights—not just merits rulings—will shape how much these lawsuits cost and reveal.
Midjourney Seeks to Reveal Studios' Use of AI in High-Stakes Copyright Battle
— Variety
