"The big film studios have alleged that Midjourney profits off image generation models trained to produce outputs of popular characters. For Disney and Universal, intellectual property rights to pop icons like Darth Vader and the Simpsons were allegedly infringed. And now, the WB complaint defends rights over comic characters like Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman, as well as characters considered "pillars of pop culture with a lasting impact on generations," like Scooby-Doo and Bugs Bunny, and modern cartoon characters like Rick and Morty."
"Planning to seize Midjourney's profits from allegedly using beloved characters to promote its service, Warner Bros. described Midjourney as "defiant and undeterred" by the Disney/Universal lawsuit. Despite that litigation, WB claimed that Midjourney has recently removed copyright protections in its supposedly shameful ongoing bid for profits. Nothing but a permanent injunction will end Midjourney's outputs of allegedly "countless infringing images," WB argued, branding Midjourney's alleged infringements as "vast, intentional, and unrelenting.""
Warner Bros. filed suit against Midjourney, alleging the AI image generator profits from models trained to produce outputs of copyrighted characters. The complaint asserts infringement of rights in characters including Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Scooby-Doo, Bugs Bunny, Rick and Morty, and others. Warner Bros. aims to seize Midjourney's profits and obtain a permanent injunction to stop allegedly "countless infringing images." The complaint references a prior Disney and Universal lawsuit and claims Midjourney removed copyright protections despite that litigation. The complaint cites examples such as prompts for "screencaps" and notes an artist expected such prompts to be blocked.
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