Top Hollywood studios filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax, alleging massive copyright infringement.

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Universal Pictures accuse MiniMax of building what they call a "bootlegging business model" that systematically copies their most valuable copyrighted characters to train its AI system, then profits by generating unauthorized videos featuring iconic figures like Spider-Man, Batman, and the Minions.

The lawsuit marks the first time major US entertainment companies have targeted a Chinese AI company and follows a similar lawsuit in June against California-based AI company Midjourney over copyright infringement.

"MiniMax operates Hailuo AI, a Chinese artificial intelligence image and video generating servi

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