Midjourney uses "everyone does it" defense in copyright lawsuit from Disney, Warner Bros., and Universal
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William Hughes
Summary
Midjourney is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit from Disney, Warner Bros., and Universal, who allege the AI company allowed users to violate their copyrights and trained its models on protected content. Midjourney's defense employs a "everyone does it" argument, essentially challenging the studios' own ethical standing given their use of AI and copyrighted material. The article covers the legal battle between major Hollywood studios and the AI image generation company.
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The A.V. ClubMidjourney uses "everyone does it" defense in copyright lawsuit from Disney, Warner Bros., and Universalavclub.comKey quotes
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Midjourney was facing the combined might of three of the biggest studios in Hollywood
the AI firm has now gone practically Biblical in response
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