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“Piracy is piracy”: Disney and Universal sue AI image generator Midjourney in a Hollywood first (www.niemanlab.org)
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[–] 30 points 1 year ago (5 children)

So obviously actually being an artist who draws things and someone using an AI slop machine are very different in practice, but I find it interesting that they're saying the images are unauthorized copies. Is it illegal to draw these characters now too? Or is it different because a human did it?

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago

    The argument could be made that because the image generator is essentially a regurgitator with no artistic interpretation, there is no transformative artistic value in it. It's like applying a filter with extra steps.

    Also the generators charge for access, so they are profiting off of the IP. That's quite different to making something for personal use or releasing it for free.

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