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Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal file joint lawsuit against generative AI app Hailuo

Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery have filed a joint lawsuit against Hailuo AI, alleging copyright infringements.

The three mega-studios, which collectively represent over half of the US box office take, filed suit in California against the AI-powered image and video generation platform alleging that it "pirates and plunders Plaintiffs’ copyrighted works on a massive scale." The lawsuit includes dozens of screenshots of infringing generated images that span the gamut of the various studios’ IP, from superheroes in the DC and Marvel universes to Star Wars, Minions and various other cartoons and animated films. MiniMax markets the Hailuo AI app for iOS and Android as a "Hollywood studio in your pocket," according to the suit, and advertisements for the platform explicitly invite users to create custom videos using protected works.

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