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Before Midjourney, there was NightCafe — and it’s still kicking
NightCafe, one of the first image generation platforms on the web, is growing and profitable -- and entirely bootstrapped.
Australia, NightCafe’s home base, has the Broadcasting Services Act, which closely mirrors Section 230 with the exception that it imposes higher additional fees for failing to expeditiously remove “extreme violent material.” AI art creation tools are also evolving quickly, with systems in development to support the ongoing creative environment while ensuring that users can only access source material with the [consent] of the original artist — in much the same way that a royalty-free photography image may be permitted for use provided the creator is referenced.” Similar to Civitai, NightCafe has a policy carve-out for “NSFW” content: short of outright nudity, but permissive of suggestive poses (with “bare breasts and bums”), blood and gore, graphic depictions of war, and images of illegal drug use (e.g., Mickeys smoking blunts).
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