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Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
In the complaint, the Hollywood giants allege Midjourney generates “endless” ripoffs of everything from minions to Darth Vader.
Matthew Sag, a professor of law and artificial intelligence at Emory University, believes Midjourney will have a harder time making a fair use case than previous AI defendants. The lawsuit alleges that Disney and Universal have asked Midjourney to “adopt technological measures” to prevent its image generators from producing infringing materials, but that the company “ignored” their demands. “Midjourney’s bootlegging business model and defiance of US copyright law are not only an attack on Disney, Universal, and the hard-working creative community that brings the magic of movies to life, but are also a broader threat to the American motion picture industry which has created millions of jobs and contributed more than $260 billion to the nation’s economy,” it reads.
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