Warner Bros. files massive lawsuit against AI! The price for stealing characters is $150,000: Batman, Superman, Scooby-Doo...
Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit against AI- based visual creation platform Midjourney for copyright infringement. The company alleges that Midjourney used iconic characters like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes without permission for commercial gain.
The lawsuit alleges that Midjourney generates revenue through subscription fees ranging from $10 to $120 per month, and that its AI model is trained on content owned by Warner Bros. Warner Bros. is seeking damages of up to $150,000 for each violation.
It is also claimed that Midjourney has removed the technical limitations it previously imposed on character content, aiming to reach more users.
The file emphasizes that some images generated by artificial intelligence bear a strong resemblance to scenes from Warner Bros. films, and that this constitutes a clear copyright infringement.
Disney and Universal also filed a lawsuit against Midjourney in June, citing similar grounds.
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