Hollywood Enters The Legal Battle Over AI: The Midjourney Case From The Studio

About this program
he world of AI litigation recently entered a whole new phase when for the first time two major Hollywood studios -- Disney and NBCUniversal -- jumped into the fray and filed their game-changing and conceptually novel lawsuit against Midjourney. This program is hosted by David Shraga, a Hollywood insider with 20+ years of experience as an entertainment litigator and Business & Legal Affairs studio executive, who will offer insights from the Studio's perspective on the complex legal, business and existential dynamics that are woven through this case. It's about much more than copyright issues for Studios that are simultaneously racing to protect their valuable IP libraries and support new creative programming on multiple plarforms as they navigate through the world of rapidly evolving AI technology.
This OnDemand CLE program earns 1 hour of General credit in California. It aired September 9, 2025 and features David Shraga.
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