Can Midjourney change the terms later?

Yes. The Terms state the agreement may be updated and presented again to the Customer from time to time and that continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. Midjourney also reserves the right to modify or discontinue any aspect of the Service, including pricing and features, at any time, and states no guarantees are made with respect to the Services' quality, stability, uptime or reliability. There is no published commitment to advance notice of materially adverse changes. Automated methodology assessment, opinion based on the published terms (Version Effective Date May 27, 2026) as of 2026-07-08; verify the current sources.

Who owns the images I create with Midjourney?

The Terms state you own all Assets you create with the Services to the fullest extent possible under applicable law, with exceptions: a company, or any employee of a company, with more than $1,000,000 USD a year in revenue must be subscribed to a Pro or Mega plan to own its Assets, and upscaled images of others remain owned by the original creators. Ownership persists after you downgrade or cancel. Two qualifiers matter: you grant Midjourney a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, sublicensable license to your prompts and Assets, and the US Copyright Office's position is that generative AI outputs are protectable only where a human author contributed sufficient expressive elements, so purely prompt-generated images may have no enforceable copyright at all. Automated methodology assessment, opinion based on the published terms (Version Effective Date May 27, 2026) as of 2026-07-08; verify the current sources.

Is it safe to accept Midjourney's terms for business or professional use?

Under the published Watchdog methodology these terms score 42/100 (Grade C-). For business use, three clauses matter most: images are publicly viewable and remixable by default unless you have Stealth Mode on a Pro or Mega plan; companies (and employees of companies) with more than $1,000,000 USD a year in revenue must hold a Pro or Mega plan to own their Assets; and the liability cap is the amount you paid in the prior 12 months, with lost profits and consequential damages excluded and a one-year deadline to bring any claim. Client or confidential work on a Basic or Standard plan is exposed to the public gallery. Automated methodology assessment, opinion based on the published terms (Version Effective Date May 27, 2026) as of 2026-07-08; verify the current sources.

Midjourney Terms of Service Review 2026 | Fairness Score 42/100 (Grade C-)

✅ What Should I Do? Action Plan

Midjourney is usable, but the right plan and habits depend on who you are and what you generate. Pick the column that matches you. Plan names and prices reflect Midjourney's published plan-comparison page as of July 8, 2026; Midjourney changes plans and features, so confirm in your own account. Automated methodology assessment; opinion based on the published terms; verify the current sources.

🎨 Hobbyist / personal creator

Personal art, experiments, fun

Assume everything is public. Midjourney's own help docs describe an open-by-default community where every image and video you create can potentially appear on the Explore page, including images made in private Discord servers or bot direct messages.
Treat prompts as public too. Prompts travel with images in community surfaces, so a prompt describing something personal is exposed along with the picture.
Do not upload photos of yourself, family, or identifiable people you would not post publicly. Uploaded images become Content covered by the license you grant Midjourney.
Know the ban rule before you push edge-case content: the Terms let Midjourney suspend or ban access at any time, and for any reason, and the current subscription period is not refunded.
If ownership of a specific image matters to you, keep records of your own creative contributions (edits, compositing, retouching). Purely prompt-generated output may not be copyrightable at all under the US Copyright Office's published position.

💼 Commercial / client work

Freelancers, agencies, in-house teams

Check the revenue condition first: the Terms state that a company, or any employee of a company, with more than $1,000,000 USD a year in revenue must be subscribed to a Pro or Mega plan to own its Assets. A freelancer's own revenue is not the only trigger; employment at a large company is.
Use Stealth Mode for anything confidential: it is only available on Pro ($60/mo) and Mega ($120/mo) plans, and even then it is a best-efforts non-publication promise, not an encryption or confidentiality guarantee.
Generate in the web app or in bot direct messages, not shared Discord channels. Per the published docs, Stealth Mode does not hide images generated in a shared Discord space from people in that channel.
Do not promise clients exclusive or enforceable copyright in raw generations. Paper your deliverables around human-authored contributions and disclose the AI layer in your client contract.
Never upload client-confidential source material (unreleased products, embargoed art, identified people) on a Basic or Standard plan. The license you grant Midjourney is perpetual, irrevocable, and survives termination.

⚠ Already affected

Banned, images copied, or takedown issues

Banned or suspended? The published Terms do not describe an appeal process. Email Midjourney support, ask which provision was applied, and keep a written record. Expect no refund for the current period under the published billing terms.
Someone is using your images? If you subscribed, you own your Assets under the Terms, but remember the public-remix default: content posted publicly is remixable by other users under the license structure.
Your copyrighted work is showing up in outputs? Midjourney publishes a DMCA process: a takedown form or takedowns@midjourney.com with the statutory elements, and a counter-notification path if you are on the receiving end.
Mind the clock: the Terms require any cause of action to be brought within one year after it accrues, and disputes go to AAA-ICDR arbitration in Santa Clara County, California.
Before paying a lawyer to fight, compare the stakes against the cap: the Terms cap Midjourney's aggregate liability at what you paid in the prior 12 months.

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The single most reliable control is what you never upload or prompt. Settings change, plans change, and the license you grant is irrevocable by its terms. An image or prompt that never enters the system cannot end up on the Explore page, in a remix, or in a training set. See the "what not to upload" checklist below.

⚠ Key Clauses to Watch

Automated assessment, as of July 8, 2026. Each flag below is an opinion drawn from Midjourney's published Terms of Service (Version Effective Date: May 27, 2026), with the operative language quoted. Verify the current sources before relying on this.

Public and remixable by default

High Risk

The Terms describe an open community where your Content is publicly viewable and remixable by default. The companion help docs go further: creations can surface on the Explore page even when generated in private Discord servers or bot direct messages, unless Stealth Mode applies.

“Please note: Midjourney is an open community which allows others to use and remix Your Content whenever they are posted in a public setting. By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 4 (Remixing and Stealth Mode), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

Perpetual, irrevocable license to Midjourney

High Risk

You keep ownership, but you simultaneously grant Midjourney a sweeping copyright license over both your inputs and your generated Assets, including sublicensing and derivative works. By its own text the license is irrevocable and survives termination, so deleting your account does not take it back.

“By using the Services, You grant to Midjourney, its affiliates, successors, and assigns a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute the Content You input into the Services, as well as any Assets produced by You through the Service. This license survives termination of this Agreement by any party, for any reason.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 4 (Rights You give to Midjourney), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

$1M revenue condition on ownership

High Risk

Ownership of your Assets is conditional if you work at a larger company. The condition attaches to employees of a company over the threshold, not just the company itself, so a designer at a big employer who generates on a Basic plan does not own those Assets under the published text.

“If you are a company or any employee of a company with more than $1,000,000 USD a year in revenue, you must be subscribed to a ‘Pro’ or ‘Mega’ plan to own Your Assets.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 4 (Your Rights and Obligations), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

Suspension or ban at any time, for any reason

High Risk

This is unlimited-discretion termination language, broader than what OpenAI or Anthropic currently publish, and the Community Guidelines say the quiet part out loud. No appeal process is described in the published Terms, and the current subscription period is not refunded.

“Midjourney reserves the right to suspend or ban Your access to the Services at any time, and for any reason.” ... “Banhammer. Any violations of these rules may lead to bans from our services. We are not a democracy. Behave respectfully or lose Your rights to use the Service.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 1 (Service Availability and Quality) and Sec. 9 (Community Guidelines), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

Liability cap with no dollar floor

High Risk

Lost profits, goodwill, data, and consequential damages are excluded, and total liability is capped at your last 12 months of payments. There is no $100-style minimum, so for a user who paid little or nothing the practical cap approaches zero. You also indemnify Midjourney against third-party claims arising from your use.

“You understand and agree that we will not be liable to You or any third party for any loss of profits, use, goodwill, or data, or for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential or exemplary damages, however they arise. Our aggregate liability under this Agreement will not exceed the amount You paid for the Services that gave rise to the claim during the 12 months before the claim.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 10 (Limitation of Liability and Indemnity), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

Arbitration in Santa Clara County; you pay your own fees

High Risk

Disputes go to binding arbitration through the AAA's International Centre for Dispute Resolution under Expedited Commercial Rules, in English, in Santa Clara County, California, with a jury-trial waiver. Notably, each side bears its own attorney and expert fees even if it wins. The published clause contains no express class-action waiver and no opt-out window.

“If the Dispute is not resolved within 30 days, it shall be resolved by binding arbitration by the American Arbitration Association’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution in accordance with its Expedited Commercial Rules in force as of the date of this Agreement” ... “Each party will bear its own lawyers’ and experts’ fees and expenses, regardless of the arbitrator’s final decision regarding the Dispute.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 6 (Dispute Resolution and Governing Law), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

One-year deadline to bring any claim

Medium Risk

The Terms compress the time to assert any claim to one year from accrual, shorter than most statutes of limitations that would otherwise apply. Combined with the arbitration clause and the fee-shifting bar, this narrows practical remedies considerably.

“You and Midjourney agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the Services must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 10 (Limitation of Liability and Indemnity), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

AS IS service, no refunds mid-period

Medium Risk

The Services and the Assets come with no warranties, including no warranty of non-infringement, which matters given the pending copyright litigation over outputs. Cancellation stops future billing but the current period is not refunded, including after a ban.

“Both the Services and the Assets are provided to Customer on an ‘AS IS’ BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND” ... “You will not be refunded for the current subscription period, but You will not be charged after the current subscription period has ended.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 1 (Service Availability and Quality) and Sec. 8 (Payment and Billing), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

Terms change by continued use

Medium Risk

The agreement can be updated and re-presented at any time, and continuing to use the service is acceptance. Midjourney also reserves the right to change pricing and features at any time and disclaims any guarantee of quality, stability, or uptime, so nothing about the current deal is locked in.

“This agreement may be updated and presented again to the Customer from time to time. Continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.” ... “We reserve the right to modify or discontinue any aspect of the Service, including pricing and features, at any time.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Introduction and Sec. 8 (Payment and Billing), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

🔎 Go Deeper

The detail behind the score: what each plan actually includes, what Stealth Mode does and does not do, the copyright reality for commercial creators, how Midjourney compares to its peers, and what never belongs in a prompt or upload. Each block is collapsed; open what is relevant to you. Automated assessment of the published documents, as of July 8, 2026.

💳 Plan tiers: Basic, Standard, Pro, Mega, and where Stealth Mode sits

Midjourney's published plan-comparison page (checked July 8, 2026) lists four subscription tiers. The privacy and ownership consequences are not evenly distributed across them: Stealth Mode, the only privacy control, sits exclusively in the two most expensive plans, and the $1M-revenue ownership condition also resolves only at those plans.

Dimension	Basic	Standard	Pro	Mega
Monthly price	$10	$30	$60	$120
Annual price	$96	$288	$576	$1,152
Stealth Mode (private generations)	No	No	Yes	Yes
Fast GPU time	3.3 hr/mo	15 hr/mo	30 hr/mo	60 hr/mo
Relax mode unlimited images	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Asset ownership if you or your employer exceed $1M/yr revenue	No, per the Terms	No, per the Terms	Yes	Yes

“Stealth Mode, which keeps your images and videos private, is only available on the Pro and Mega Plans.” ... “If you have subscribed at any point, you are free to use your images/videos in just about any way you want. You must purchase the Pro or Mega plan if you are a company making more than $1,000,000 USD in gross revenue per year.” Midjourney, Comparing Midjourney Plans (checked July 8, 2026) · docs.midjourney.com

Prices and features are described by Midjourney as subject to change; confirm on the current plans page before purchasing.

🕵 Stealth Mode: what it actually covers, step by step

Stealth Mode is often described as "private mode," but the published documents define something narrower. Three limits stand out on an automated read:

Pro or Mega plan › Enable Stealth (/stealth or web settings) › Generate in DMs, a private server, or your Create page

It is best-efforts, not absolute. The Terms promise best efforts not to publish stealth Assets, not a guarantee of confidentiality.
It only controls midjourney.com publication. Per the docs, images generated in a shared Discord space remain visible to everyone in that channel even with Stealth engaged.
It is not retroactive by design of the default. The open-by-default rule means anything generated before you had Stealth, or outside it, was eligible for the public gallery and remixing.

“If You purchased the Stealth feature as part of Your ‘Pro’ or ‘Mega’ subscription or through the previously available add-on, we agree to make best efforts not to publish any Assets You make in any situation where you have engaged stealth mode in the Services.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 4 (Remixing and Stealth Mode), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

“Stealth mode only makes private your creations on midjourney.com. If you generate images and videos in a shared Discord space, other users in those channels will still be able to see them.” Midjourney, Keeping Your Creations Private (checked July 8, 2026) · docs.midjourney.com

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Stealth Mode does not undo the license. Even for stealth generations, the perpetual, irrevocable license you grant Midjourney over Content and Assets still applies by its terms. Stealth controls publication to other users, not Midjourney's own rights. Automated read of the published terms; verify the current sources.

Contract ownership and copyright ownership are two different questions, and Midjourney's Terms only answer the first. On the contract layer, subscribers own their Assets (with the $1M-revenue and upscale exceptions), and the Terms state ownership persists after cancellation. On the copyright layer, the US Copyright Office's published position is that generative AI outputs are protectable only where a human author contributed sufficient expressive elements, and that protection does not extend to “the mere provision of prompts” (Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability, January 29, 2025, copyright.gov/ai).

Practical consequences of that combination, on an automated read as of July 8, 2026:

A raw, prompt-only generation may be owned by you against Midjourney by contract, yet be unprotectable against copying by strangers because no copyright attaches.
Meaningful human contributions (selection and arrangement, substantial editing, compositing, hand-drawn elements) can support registration of those human-authored aspects. Keep working files as evidence.
The upscale exception cuts against collectors: per the Terms, if you upscale the images of others, those images remain owned by the original creators.
Client deliverables built on raw generations should say so in the contract. Promising a client exclusive rights in an image that may carry no copyright is a professional-liability trap.
The public-remix default means a Basic or Standard plan generation for a client can be seen and remixed before the campaign ships.

“You own all Assets You create with the Services to the fullest extent possible under applicable law.” ... “If you upscale the images of others, these images remain owned by the original creators.” ... “Your ownership of the Assets you created persists even if in subsequent months You downgrade or cancel Your membership.” Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 4 (Your Rights and Obligations), Version Effective Date May 27, 2026 · docs.midjourney.com

🎯 Use-case risk matrix

Not every use of Midjourney carries the same exposure under these terms. Here is how the methodology ranks common ones, as of July 8, 2026:

Lower risk

Personal art & exploration

Hobby images you are happy to see public and remixed. The main cost is the license you grant, not confidentiality.

Moderate

Social content & self-promo

Marketing your own small business. Check the $1M revenue condition and remember outputs may carry no enforceable copyright.

Moderate

Print-on-demand and merch

Contract ownership is usually satisfied for subscribers, but copying by competitors may be hard to stop if the image is purely AI-generated and was public by default.

High risk

Client / agency work on Basic or Standard

No Stealth Mode below Pro, so concepts for clients sit in the public gallery. Employees of $1M+ companies do not own Assets on these plans per the Terms.

High risk

Brand characters and celebrity likenesses

The Terms prohibit using the service to violate others' IP, and output-side copyright suits against Midjourney are pending. Indemnification runs from you to Midjourney, not the other way.

Critical

Confidential or unreleased material

Uploading unreleased products, embargoed designs, or identifiable private people grants Midjourney an irrevocable license and risks public exposure. Wrong tool for this data.

⚖ Midjourney vs the other AI services this methodology scores

Scores reflect the methodology's opinion-based read of each company's published terms at the time of each review: Anthropic 72 (B), Perplexity 62 (B-), OpenAI 55 (C+), GitHub Copilot 52, Google Gemini 48 (C), Midjourney 42 (C-), Character.AI 42 (C-). Midjourney sits tied at the bottom of the category. Each rating is an evaluative read of published documents, not a statement of objective fact.

Dimension	Midjourney	OpenAI (ChatGPT)	Anthropic (Claude)
Fairness score	42 / C-	55 / C+	72 / B
Output visibility default (automated read)	Public and remixable by default	Private chats by default	Private chats by default
License you grant over content	Perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, survives termination	Use rights with a training opt-out	Narrower use rights per its terms
Termination standard	Any time, for any reason	Enumerated grounds, appeal offered	Enumerated grounds per its terms
Liability cap floor	12-month fees, no dollar floor	Greater of 12-month fees or $100	Comparable fee-based cap per its terms
Class-action waiver in arbitration clause	No express waiver in published clause	Yes, with 30-day opt-out	See current terms

The peer rows summarize what each company's own published documents state, as read at the time of the respective reviews; companies revise these documents, so treat the table as a snapshot and see the full Anthropic review and OpenAI review for detail.

🚫 Data-minimization: what NOT to prompt or upload

Because generations are public and remixable by default and the license you grant is irrevocable, the cleanest strategy is exclusion. Before you hit enter, scan for anything on this list:

Photos of yourself, family, employees, or clients you would not post publicly, especially children
Unreleased products, prototypes, packaging, or embargoed creative work
Client-confidential briefs, mood boards, or reference art covered by an NDA
Trade dress, house styles, or internal brand assets your employer controls
Prompts that narrate private facts (health, finances, disputes, addresses)
Other people's copyrighted art used as an image prompt without permission; the Terms prohibit using the service to violate IP rights and you indemnify Midjourney for claims
Anything you may later need to prove exclusive rights in; a public, remixable copy undercuts that

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A habit that works: keep a local folder of source material that never touches the prompt box, and generate only from neutral text descriptions. You lose little quality and keep the sensitive layer out of an irrevocably licensed system.

❓ Quick questions creators actually ask

Can I use Midjourney images commercially on the $10 Basic plan?

Per the published plan page, any subscriber can use their images in just about any way they want, but the Terms add the condition: a company, or any employee of a company, with more than $1,000,000 USD a year in revenue must hold a Pro or Mega plan to own its Assets. If that describes you or your employer, Basic and Standard are not enough. Automated read as of July 8, 2026; verify the current sources.

Do I lose my images if I cancel?

No, per the Terms your ownership of Assets you created persists even if you later downgrade or cancel. What you cannot take back is the license you granted Midjourney, which survives termination by its own text.

Does Midjourney train on my prompts and images?

The Terms' license grant covers reproduction and derivative works of your Content and Assets, and Midjourney's separate Privacy Policy (Last Updated June 2, 2025) states it applies to data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms. The published documents do not describe a user-facing training opt-out. See the companion privacy review for the full analysis.

Is there an age requirement?

Yes. The Terms state you must be at least 13 and meet the minimum age of digital consent in your country, with parent or guardian agreement where required. The Terms also caution that the service aims to be PG-13 but outputs are not guaranteed suitable.

Can I automate generations or build a competing product on Midjourney?

No. The Terms prohibit automated tools to access or generate Assets, reverse engineering, reselling access, and using the Services to develop competing products or services. One account per user, one user per account.

What happens if someone files a DMCA notice against my images?

Midjourney publishes a takedown procedure (form or takedowns@midjourney.com) and may remove material and terminate repeat infringers. You can file a counter-notification, and material may be restored in 10 to 14 business days unless the complainant sues. Knowing misrepresentations in either direction carry liability under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, per the published Terms.

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"The bottom line under this methodology: Midjourney's terms trade convenience for control. You own your images on paper, but that ownership is conditioned on plan tier and company revenue, undercut by a perpetual and irrevocable license back to Midjourney, and exposed by a public-and-remixable default that only the $60 and $120 plans can switch off. The enforcement side is one-directional: bans at any time for any reason, no refunds for the current period, a liability cap with no dollar floor, arbitration where each side pays its own lawyers, and one year to bring any claim. The two genuinely user-favorable notes are that ownership survives cancellation and that the published arbitration clause contains no express class-action waiver. For hobby art, these terms are workable. For confidential or client work below the Pro tier, they are the wrong tool."

Automated assessment by Terms.Law Watchdog methodology, opinion based on the published terms (Version Effective Date May 27, 2026), as of July 8, 2026. Verify the current sources.

This page is an automated, opinion-based methodology assessment of Midjourney's published terms, not legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Terms change often; verify the current language in Midjourney's published documents and your own account before relying on anything here. For a question specific to your situation, you can email the facts and any documents to owner@terms.law.

Frequently Asked Questions

Automated methodology assessment of Midjourney's published Terms of Service (Version Effective Date: May 27, 2026), as of July 8, 2026. Each answer is an opinion drawn from the published terms; the quoted clause carries the weight. Verify the current sources before relying on this. This is general legal information, not legal advice.

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Owning your Assets is not the same as controlling them. The Terms say you own what you create, but a separate clause grants Midjourney a perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable license over the same material, and the default setting makes it publicly viewable and remixable. Ownership, license, and visibility are three different dials, and only one of them is set in your favor by default. Automated assessment, as of July 8, 2026; verify the current sources.

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The plan tier changes your legal position, not just your GPU minutes. Stealth Mode (privacy) exists only on Pro and Mega, and the $1,000,000-revenue ownership condition is satisfied only on Pro and Mega. On an automated read, Basic and Standard are hobby tiers wearing commercial pricing. Automated assessment, as of July 8, 2026; verify the current sources.

Can Midjourney suspend or ban my account, and what happens to my data?

The Terms reserve the right to suspend or ban access at any time, and for any reason, and the Community Guidelines repeat that violations may lead to bans, adding that the service is not a democracy. No appeal process is described in the published Terms. Money already paid for the current period is not refunded. Your data has two tracks: a separate published FAQ states account and associated data are deleted within 30 days of a deletion request, but the copyright license you granted survives termination by its own text. Automated methodology assessment, opinion based on the published terms as of 2026-07-08; verify the current sources.

“Midjourney reserves the right to suspend or ban Your access to the Services at any time, and for any reason.”Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 1 (Service Availability and Quality) · docs.midjourney.com

“You will not be refunded for the current subscription period, but You will not be charged after the current subscription period has ended.”Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 8 (Payment and Billing) · docs.midjourney.com

What are my dispute options? Is there an arbitration clause or class-action waiver?

Disputes are resolved by binding arbitration rather than court, after a 30-day good-faith negotiation window, administered by the American Arbitration Association's International Centre for Dispute Resolution under its Expedited Commercial Rules, in English, in Santa Clara County, California, under California law. Both sides waive jury trial. Two features hurt small claimants: each party bears its own lawyers' and experts' fees regardless of outcome, and any cause of action must be brought within one year. One feature helps: the published clause contains no express class-action waiver and no small-print opt-out deadline to miss. Automated methodology assessment, opinion based on the published terms as of 2026-07-08; verify the current sources.

“In the event a dispute, controversy, or claim arises out of or relating to these Terms (‘Dispute’), the Dispute will be resolved by binding arbitration rather than in court.”Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 6 (Dispute Resolution and Governing Law) · docs.midjourney.com

“Each party will bear its own lawyers’ and experts’ fees and expenses, regardless of the arbitrator’s final decision regarding the Dispute.”Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 6 (Dispute Resolution and Governing Law) · docs.midjourney.com

Can they change these terms later and use my content differently?

Yes. The introduction states the agreement may be updated and presented again from time to time and that continued use constitutes acceptance. There is no published commitment to advance notice for materially adverse changes, which is weaker than the 30-day notice OpenAI publishes. On content use, the baseline license is already so broad (perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, covering derivative works) that most future uses are arguably pre-authorized. Midjourney also reserves the right to modify or discontinue features and pricing at any time. Automated methodology assessment, opinion based on the published terms as of 2026-07-08; verify the current sources.

“This agreement may be updated and presented again to the Customer from time to time. Continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.”Midjourney Terms of Service, Introduction · docs.midjourney.com

Who owns the content I upload or create using this service?

The Terms state you own all Assets you create to the fullest extent possible under applicable law, and that ownership persists after downgrade or cancellation. Three qualifiers: employees and companies above $1,000,000 USD a year in revenue must be on Pro or Mega to own Assets; upscaled images of others remain owned by the original creators; and everything is subject to the perpetual, irrevocable license you grant Midjourney. Separately, the US Copyright Office's position is that outputs of generative AI are protectable only where a human author contributed sufficient expressive elements, so a purely prompt-generated image may have no copyright for anyone to own. Automated methodology assessment, opinion based on the published terms as of 2026-07-08; verify the current sources.

“You own all Assets You create with the Services to the fullest extent possible under applicable law.”Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 4 (Your Rights and Obligations) · docs.midjourney.com

“By using the Services, You grant to Midjourney, its affiliates, successors, and assigns a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute the Content You input into the Services, as well as any Assets produced by You through the Service.”Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 4 (Rights You give to Midjourney) · docs.midjourney.com

Is it safe to accept these terms for business or professional use?

Under the published methodology these terms score 42/100 (Grade C-). For business use the pressure points are: the $1,000,000 revenue condition (which reaches employees of large companies, not just the companies); the public-and-remixable default below Pro; the best-efforts framing of Stealth Mode; the AS IS disclaimer that excludes non-infringement warranties while copyright suits over outputs are pending; and a liability cap of trailing 12-month fees with no floor. A business that treats Pro as the minimum tier, keeps confidential material out, and documents human authorship in deliverables can manage the risk; a business pasting client work into a Basic plan cannot. Whether to accept is a business decision. Automated methodology assessment, opinion based on the published terms as of 2026-07-08; verify the current sources.

“Both the Services and the Assets are provided to Customer on an ‘AS IS’ BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.”Midjourney Terms of Service, Sec. 1 (Service Availability and Quality) · docs.midjourney.com

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Have an actual Midjourney dispute, or shipping AI-generated work to clients? This is an automated assessment, not legal advice. If you have a dispute with Midjourney (an account ban, an ownership or licensing question, a DMCA fight) or you need your own client contracts to handle AI-generated deliverables cleanly, you can start a request here:

Midjourney Terms Review Tied-Lowest in Category

✅ What Should I Do? Action Plan

🎨 Hobbyist / personal creator

💼 Commercial / client work

⚠ Already affected

⚠ Privacy Concerns

✓ Relative Strengths

Score Breakdown by Category

Compare With Other AI Services

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⚠ Key Clauses to Watch

Public and remixable by default

Perpetual, irrevocable license to Midjourney

$1M revenue condition on ownership

Suspension or ban at any time, for any reason

Liability cap with no dollar floor

Arbitration in Santa Clara County; you pay your own fees

One-year deadline to bring any claim

AS IS service, no refunds mid-period

Terms change by continued use

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Personal art & exploration

Social content & self-promo

Print-on-demand and merch

Client / agency work on Basic or Standard

Brand characters and celebrity likenesses

Confidential or unreleased material

Can I use Midjourney images commercially on the $10 Basic plan?

Do I lose my images if I cancel?

Does Midjourney train on my prompts and images?

Is there an age requirement?

Can I automate generations or build a competing product on Midjourney?

What happens if someone files a DMCA notice against my images?

Analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

What Midjourney's Published Documents Say Now

Ownership With Conditions

Open-by-Default Visibility

Four Tiers, Privacy in Two

Litigation and News Tracker

Disney, NBCUniversal, and DreamWorks v. Midjourney (C.D. Cal.)

Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd., No. 3:23-cv-00201 (N.D. Cal.)

US Copyright Office: Copyrightability of AI Output

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