Warner Bros Discovery sues AI photo generator Midjourney for stealing Superman, Scooby-Doo
Warner Bros. Discovery alleges Midjourney trained its AI on copyrighted characters, generating unauthorized images that divert consumers and seeks damages up to $150,000 per work.
- Warner Bros. Discovery sued AI photo company Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging it stole the studio's characters to generate images.
- The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, disgorgement of profits, and a halt to further infringements by Midjourney.
- A Warner Bros. Discovery spokesperson stated, "The heart of what we do is develop stories and characters to entertain our audiences, bringing to life the vision and passion of our creative partners.
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Warner Bros. is suing artificial intelligence company Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging that the startup enables its millions of subscribers to create AI-generated images and videos of copyrighted characters like Superman and Bugs Bunny.
Warner Bros Discovery sues AI photo generator Midjourney for stealing Superman, Scooby-Doo
Warner Bros Discovery sued the AI photo generation company Midjourney on Thursday, saying it brazenly stole the studio's works to generate images of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo and other copyrighted characters.

Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for AI-generated images of Superman, Bugs Bunny and other characters
Warner Bros. is suing the AI company Midjourney for copyright infringement. The lawsuit claims Midjourney allows users to create AI-generated images and videos of copyrighted characters like Superman and Bugs Bunny.


Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement
Warner Bros. is suing artificial intelligence company Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging that the startup enables its millions of subscribers to create AI-generated images and videos of copyrighted characters like Superman and Bugs Bunny. Read more...
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