Walt Disney Company and Global photos A lawsuit was filed against the generator of the artificial intelligence image of the violation of copyright on Wednesday, which represents a major step in the Hollywood battle against some of the uses of the IQ.
The lawsuit, filed at the American provincial court in Los Angeles, said, Ai Company Midjourney It generates pictures “integrating starkly and copying” film studios, including those that include a billion dollars privileges such as “Star War”, Marvel, “Despicable Me” and “Minions”.
This is the first time that the main studios have raised the battle against alleged intellectual property theft to the courtroom. Disney and UNIVERSAL joined the lawsuit companies, including Marvel, Lucasfilm, twentieth century and Dreamworks animation.
They described Midjourney as “Rider Free-Copyright Rider and Pittomless from plagiarism”, and they claim that the company uses its pictures that include copyright-protected personalities to market and promote them.
Disney and Universal Midjournyy ignored their requests to stop violating their copyright works. Companies have argued that Midjourney has already has preventive preventive measures to prevent the creation of violence or nudity and that they can implement similar measures to prevent the recurrence of well -known works and copyright.
Midjourney representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Through more than 30 examples, the 110 -page lawsuit includes photos created by Midjourney and puts the results alongside pictures of Disney and Universal movies.
The lawsuit included pictures of Midjourney, created by Yoda, Dith Vader, Iron Man, The Hulk, and the animated characters from “Frozen”, “The Simpsons”, “Shrek” and “Kung Fu Panda”, which were almost similar to the images of the studios.
The works are similar to the McQueen and Buzz Lightyear lighting side, animation style and specific details, such as slogans on the McQueen and Buzz Lightyear lighting aspect.
“The world-class IP address has been built on contracts of financial investment, creativity and innovation-but the investments that have become possible only through incentives embodied in the law of copyright that give creators the exclusive right to benefit from their businesses,” Hurasio Guterres, chief compliance in Disney, said in a statement.
“We are optimistic about the promise of artificial intelligence and optimism about how to use it with responsibility as a tool to increase human creativity,” he continued. “But piracy is piracy, and the fact that AI does not make it less violating.”
“The theft is regardless of the technology used,” Kim Harris, General Adviser to the company, said in a statement.
“Creativity is the cornerstone of our deeds,” Harris said. “We offer this procedure today to protect hard work for all artists whose work enjoys and inspires us and the great investment we do in our content.”
Hollywood designs have long expressed concern about the rapid development of the resulting aerobic organization with text, pictures, sound and video. Fears of the unauthorized use of the artificial intelligence were a point attached to Double historical blow By actors and writers in 2023.
In an interview 2022 with the Times, Founder Midjourney and CEO David Hones He said that he looked at the photo service as a way for artists to get their speed of their imagination.
He said: “It is really easy to look at something from afar and say it is scary.” “When people actually use them, situations are completely different. Don’t feel like something trying to replace you. When you use it, it seems like an extension of your mind.”
