- [v7 context](https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/18/midjourney-debuts-new-v1-video-generation-model/) — siliconangle.com (2025-06-18, reporting). v7 context; clip-length comparisons
- [the optics are shitty verbatim](https://simonwillison.net/2022/Sep/4/charlie-warzel/) — simonwillison.net (2022-09-04, reporting). "the optics are shitty" verbatim
- [cheeky monkey quote](https://news.sky.com/story/sony-world-photography-award-2023-winner-turns-down-top-prize-after-admitting-his-image-was-created-with-ai-12859800) — news.sky.com (2023-04, reporting). "cheeky monkey" quote; organizer dispute
- [gan mechanics](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/christies-first-sell-art-made-artificial-intelligence-what-does-mean-180970642/) — smithsonianmag.com (2018-10, reporting). gan mechanics; name pun on goodfellow
- [stable diffusion public release](https://stability.ai/news-updates/stable-diffusion-public-release) — stability.ai (2022-08-22, primary). stable diffusion public release; openrail-m open weights
- [the midjourney teardown](https://www.systemaic.com/teardowns/midjourney) — systemaic.com (2026-07-09, reporting). ~10.7m visits, –21.3% qoq; 63% direct; $500m secondary-reported revenue; brand-term ads since aug 2024
- [grok integration](https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/14/meet-black-forest-labs-the-startup-powering-elon-musks-unhinged-ai-image-generator/) — techcrunch (2024-08-14, reporting). grok integration; guardrail-light positioning
- [openai's ghibli moment](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/openais-viral-studio-ghibli-moment-highlights-ai-copyright-concerns/) — techcrunch (2025-03-26, reporting). flood timeline; style-not-copyrightable legal note
- [pricing tiers](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/midjourney-launches-its-first-ai-video-generation-model-v1/) — techcrunch (2025-06-18, reporting). pricing tiers; relax unlimited for pro/mega
- [v7 alpha](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/midjourney-releases-its-first-new-ai-image-model-in-nearly-a-year/) — techcrunch (2025-04-03, reporting). v7 alpha; personalization default; post-ghibli timing
- [lifted-protections allegation](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/05/warner-bros-sues-midjourney-for-ai-images-of-superman-batman-and-other-characters/) — techcrunch (2025-09-05, reporting). lifted-protections allegation; mj fair-use stance
- [modes](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-midjourney-v7/) — techrepublic.com (2025-04-07, reference). modes; v6 fallback for edits
- [official feature list verbatim](https://www.techspot.com/news/97983-midjourney-version-5-improves-almost-every-aspect-ai.html) — techspot.com (2023-03-17, reporting). official feature list verbatim
- [holz: significantly surpassed $200m, gone up despite traffic decline](https://texxr.com/1166141/midjourney-reports-revenue-surpasses-200m) — texxr.com (2026, reporting). holz: "significantly surpassed" $200m, "gone up" despite traffic decline
- [he doesn't need vc in his life](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/he-doesnt-need-vc-in-his-life-how-midjourneys-founder-built-an-ai-winner-while-rejecting-venture-capital) — the information (2023-09-05, reporting). $200m pace; ~40 staff; profitable early; craigslist ambition; advisors (paywalled; quotes via secondary excerpts)
- [subscription-tier detail in complaint](https://www.thefashionlaw.com/disney-and-universal-sue-midjourney-over-ai-copyright-free-riding-scheme/) — thefashionlaw.com (2025, reference). subscription-tier detail in complaint
- [niji = spellbrush collaboration mechanics](https://tokenizedhq.com/midjourney-niji-journey/) — tokenizedhq.com (undated, reference). niji = spellbrush collaboration mechanics
- [office-hours 3d/enterable images](https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/ai-image-video/midjourney-is-building-the-holodeck-new-ai-model-lets-you-enter-3d-images) — tomsguide.com (2024, reporting). office-hours 3d/enterable images; v7/video timelines
- [skin/text improvements](https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/ai-image-video/midjourney-drops-surprise-v61-update-now-humans-look-more-real-than-ever) — tomsguide.com (2024-07-31, reporting). skin/text improvements
- [v7 default date 2025-06-17](https://www.toolworthy.ai/tool/midjourney-v7) — toolworthy.ai (2025, reference). v7 default date 2025-06-17; speed stats
- [recraft v3 five-month arena lead](https://topaitracker.com/comparisons/2026-07-07-ideogram-3-0-vs-recraft-v3-ai-design-image-generator-head-to-head/) — topaitracker.com (2026-07-07, reporting). recraft v3 five-month arena lead; ideogram 3 vs imagen 3/flux1.1
- [théâtre d'opéra spatial registration refused](https://business.cch.com/ipld/TheatreDoperaSpatialCRB20230905.pdf) — u.s. copyright office (2023-09-05, primary). review board denial; ≥624 prompts; prompts-not-instructions holding
- [images not the product of human authorship](https://www.copyright.gov/docs/zarya-of-the-dawn.pdf) — copyright.gov (2023-02-21, reporting). images "not the product of human authorship"; arrangement protected
- [founders](https://venturebeat.com/ai/stable-diffusion-creators-launch-black-forest-labs-secure-31m-for-flux-1-ai-image-generator/) — venturebeat (2024-08, reporting). founders; three-tier licensing
- [editor scope](https://venturebeat.com/business/midjourney-releases-new-unified-ai-image-editor-on-the-web) — venturebeat (2024-08-16, reporting). editor scope; holz discord message
- [launch](https://venturebeat.com/business/watch-out-midjourney-ideogram-launches-ai-image-generator-with-impressive-typography) — venturebeat (2023-08, reporting). launch; typography differentiator; $16.5m seed
- [midjourney v6 is here](https://venturebeat.com/ai/midjourney-v6-is-here-with-in-image-text-and-completely-overhauled-prompting/) — venturebeat (2023-12-21, reporting). v6 features; "third model trained from scratch on our ai superclusters"; 17m discord
- [takedowns](https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/23/23523864/artstation-removing-anti-ai-protest-artwork-censorship) — the verge (2022-12-23, reporting). takedowns; opt-in noai tag
- [obvious/barrat attribution fight](https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/23/18013190/ai-art-portrait-auction-christies-belamy-obvious-robbie-barrat-gans) — the verge (2018-10-23, reporting). obvious/barrat attribution fight; gan primer
- [midjourney stops free trials](https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/30/23662940/deepfake-viral-ai-misinformation-midjourney-stops-free-trials) — the verge (2023-03-30, reporting). "extraordinary demand and trial abuse"; throwaway accounts; china how-to video; v5 not in trial
- [trend escalation](https://www.theverge.com/openai/636529/images-chatgpt-openai-studio-ghibli-copyright) — the verge (2025-03, reporting). trend escalation; darker remixes
- [the balenciaga pope](https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/27/23657927/ai-pope-image-fake-midjourney-computer-generated-aesthetic) — the verge (2023-03-27, reference). anatomy of the fake; teigen tweet; telltale artifacts
- [holz stepping stone/real-time open-world simulations verbatim](https://www.theverge.com/news/690055/midjourney-ai-video-generator-launch) — the verge (2025-06-19, reporting). holz "stepping stone"/"real-time open-world simulations" verbatim
- [kole/chayes origin](https://www.vice.com/en/article/artists-are-revolt-against-ai-art-on-artstation/) — vice.com (2022-12, reporting). kole/chayes origin; artstation faq
- [beta-opening quotes, discord stress test](https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxn5wn/inside-midjourney-the-generative-art-ai-that-rivals-dall-e) — vice.com (2022-08, reporting). beta-opening quotes, discord stress test
- [ip-permissive early outputs noted](https://voicebot.ai/2023/08/31/former-googlers-launch-synthetic-image-ai-startup-ideogram-with-16-5m-raise/) — voicebot.ai (2023-08-31, reporting). ip-permissive early outputs noted
- [escalation framing](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/11/disney-universal-sue-midjourney-ai-copyright/) — washingtonpost.com (2025-06-11, reporting). escalation framing
- [loosened rules](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/28/chatgpt-ghibli-ai-images-copyright/) — washingtonpost.com (2025-03-28, reporting). loosened rules; historical-photo remixes
- [discovery-phase significance](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/14/ai-copyright-lawsuit-artists-stability-midjourney/) — washingtonpost.com (2024-08-14, reporting). discovery-phase significance
- [he used ai to win a fine-arts competition](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/02/midjourney-artificial-intelligence-state-fair-colorado/) — washingtonpost.com (2022-09-02, reporting). fair win; lamborghini-marathon analogy; judge quotes
- [timeline: win aug 26, vice picked up aug 31](https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/artificial-intelligence-art-colorado-state-fair-controversy-14963306/) — westword.com (2022-09, reporting). timeline: win aug 26, vice picked up aug 31
- [earliest ai program for artmaking](https://whitney.org/exhibitions/harold-cohen-aaron) — whitney.org (2024, reporting). "earliest ai program for artmaking"; explicit dall-e/mj/sd context
- [1972–2010s development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARON) — wikipedia (undated, reference). 1972–2010s development; autonomy claim; cohen bio
- [sale details](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_de_Belamy) — wikipedia (undated, reference). sale details; wikiart 15k portraits; forked code chain
- [technique mechanics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepdream) — wikipedia (undated, reference). technique mechanics; ilsvrc/inception lineage
- [advisor-of-midjourney citation chain to the information](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Friedman) — wikipedia (2026, reference). advisor-of-midjourney citation chain to the information
- [term history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop) — wikipedia (undated, reference). term history; 2022 origins; woty 2025 (merriam-webster + ads); willison role
- [win dated aug 29](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_D%27op%C3%A9ra_Spatial) — wikipedia (2026, reference). win dated aug 29; category details; judges would award anyway; $300
- [mordvintsev origin story](https://www.wired.com/2015/12/inside-deep-dreams-how-google-made-its-computers-go-crazy/) — wired (2015-12, reporting). mordvintsev origin story
- [limited-registration framing](https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-generated-comic-book-zarya-of-the-dawn-keeps-copyright-but-key-images-excluded-c8094509) — the wall street journal (2023-02-24, reporting). limited-registration framing
- [2026 landscape](https://www.youngju.dev/blog/culture/2026-05-15-ai-image-generation-2026-flux-midjourney-7-ideogram-3-recraft-stable-diffusion-3-5-deep-dive.en) — youngju.dev (2026-05-15, reporting). 2026 landscape; mj7 as "aesthetic standard"
- [open-philosophy vs closed-philosophy framing](https://zsky.ai/blog/stable-diffusion-vs-midjourney-2026) — zsky.ai (2026, reference). open-philosophy vs closed-philosophy framing; feature matrix
- [summary of bi reporting](https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/31/apple-leap-motion-acquisition/) — 9to5mac.com (2018-10-31, reporting). summary of bi reporting
- [near $600m claim — unverified](https://theagenttimes.com/articles/midjourney-holds-weekly-office-hours-as-bootstrapped-lab-nea-3eda84cf) — theagenttimes.com (2026, reporting). "near $600m" claim — unverified
- [v1 500+500 users detail](https://aituts.com/midjourney-versions/) — aituts.com (undated, reference). v1 500+500 users detail
- [corroboration](https://www.allaboutai.com/ai-news/midjourney-v7-drops-with-draft-mode-magic/) — allaboutai.com (2025-04, reporting). corroboration; @davidsholz handle
- [notes 2022-09-07 office-hours recording](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/lessons-from-david-holtz/) — antoinebuteau.com (undated, community). notes 2022-09-07 office-hours recording
- [holz office-hours response verbatim](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/disney-and-universal-sue-ai-firm-midjourney-for-copyright-infringement/) — seattletimes.com (2025-06, reporting). holz office-hours response verbatim
- [botnet-like activity](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/in-ironic-twist-midjourney-bans-rival-ai-firm-employees-for-scraping-its-image-data/) — arstechnica.com (2024-03, reporting). "botnet-like activity"; mostaque denial
- [midjourney v5.2](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/stunning-midjourney-update-wows-ai-artists-with-camera-like-feature/) — arstechnica.com (2023-06, reporting). v5.2 zoom out
- [corroboration](https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/02/36963263/midjourney-hires-apple-vision-pro-engineer-to-lead-its-hardware-ambitions) — benzinga.com (2024-02, reporting). corroboration
- [the apple acquisition talks](https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-leap-motion-acquisition-talks-fell-through-2018-10) — business insider (2018-10-31, reporting). apple talks 2013 + spring 2018; $30–50m; "the devil"
- [holz 23, florida tinkerer, isef mic project](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-05-24/david-holzs-leap-motion-wants-to-kill-the-mouse) — bloomberg (2012-05-24, reporting). holz 23, florida tinkerer, isef mic project
- [original plaintiffs/counsel](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/stability-ai-deviantart-midjourney-stable-diffusion-lawsuit-224988.html) — cartoonbrew.com (2023-01, reporting). original plaintiffs/counsel
- [$200m arr](https://www.cbinsights.com/research/midjourney-revenue-valuation/) — cb insights (2023-10-31, reporting). $200m arr; ~$10b hypothetical valuation
- [second mirror of about page](https://cokeep.me/links/KkTYWUo2a) — cokeep.me (2022, primary). second mirror of about page
- [aug 2021 founding](https://research.contrary.com/report/midjourney) — research.contrary.com (undated, reference). aug 2021 founding; sept 2021 demo; craigslist; stripe stat
- [disney & universal v. midjourney — complaint](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.973999/gov.uscourts.cacd.973999.1.0_6.pdf) — storage.courtlistener.com (2025-06-11, primary). c.d. cal. no. 25-5275; delaware corp; hq sf
- [case no](https://www.crowell.com/en/insights/client-alerts/california-federal-court-trims-lawsuit-against-stability-ai-midjourney-and-deviantart-in-generative-ai-artwork-case) — crowell.com (2023, reporting). case no.; jan 13 2023 filing; oct 2023 ruling
- [$200m recap](https://the-decoder.com/midjourney-generates-200-million-in-revenue-and-adds-web-support-with-v6/) — the-decoder.com (2023-09-06, reporting). $200m recap
- [--weird 0–3000](https://the-decoder.com/midjourney-generates-weird-images-now-and-can-run-a-lot-faster/) — the-decoder.com (2023-07-01, reporting). --weird 0–3000
- [vary (region) inpainting](https://decrypt.co/153380/midjourney-inpainting-vary-region-tool-stable-diffusion-comparison) — decrypt.co (2023-08-22, reporting). vary (region) inpainting
- [banu güler cdo](https://medium.com/enthusiastically-midjourney/midjourney-info-27-week-of-august-10th-2026-9e774efea55c) — medium (2026-08-12, community). banu güler cdo; duncan wilson web lead
- [advisors incl](https://www.everydev.ai/developers/midjourney) — everydev.ai (undated, reference). advisors incl. daniel gross; calloway ex-red hat
- [magazine $4/mo](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/03/15/ai-image-tool-midjourney-launches-magazine/) — forbes (2023-03-15, reporting). magazine $4/mo
- [weird + pan](https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2023/07/04/midjourneys-ai-images-get-weirder-and-wider/) — forbes (2023-07-04, reporting). weird + pan
- [word bans (arrested)](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230330-ai-generator-midjourney-pauses-service-over-deepfake-abuse) — france24.com (2023-03-30, reporting). word bans ("arrested")
- [price, patents/staff to ultrahaptics](https://gamesbeat.com/ultrahaptics-acquires-ar-vr-pioneer-leap-motion-for-only-30-million/) — gamesbeat.com (2019-05-30, reporting). price, patents/staff to ultrahaptics
- [niji journey closed beta](https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20221115-niji-journey/) — gigazine.net (2022-11-15, reporting). niji journey closed beta; spellbrush
- [holz fun quote](https://gizmodo.com/ai-midjourney-free-ai-art-launches-magazine-1850229973) — gizmodo.com (2023-03-15, reporting). holz "fun" quote


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