"Piracy is piracy," says Disney's chief legal officer, as the studios aim to show that tools allowing personalized AI slop creations of characters like Darth Vader or Shrek run afoul of their IP.

The suit, against Midjourney, is the first time major Hollywood companies have sued over A.I.-generated images.

Disney and Universal have filed a lawsuit against an AI company over use of their copyrighted characters to create facsimiles: 'Piracy is piracy.'