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"In a move that could redefine the boundaries between generative AI (genAI) and
intellectual property, Disney and Universal have joined forces to file a
lawsuit against Midjourney, one of the world’s most popular AI image
generators.
You may think you’ve heard this story before —
The New York Times‘ 2023
lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft and
News Corp. vs. Perplexity — but this
case is different. For one thing, this is the first time major Hollywood
studios with far more cash to prosecute the case have directly targeted a genAI
company for copyright infringement. For another, Disney and Universal are both
big AI users.
Disney and Universal allege that Midjourney’s platform is a “bottomless pit of
plagiarism.” With Midjourney, all a subscriber need do to create unauthorized
images of iconic characters such as Darth Vader, Elsa, the Minions, Shrek, and
many others is to type in a prompt."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
