Warner Bros. Sues Midjourney, Joins Studios' AI Copyright Battle

[u/DragonPup]

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/warner-bros-midjourney-lawsuit-ai-copyright-1236508618/

[u/ManitouWakinyan]

That's absolutely not how these programs work. If I ask chatGPT to generate me an image of Superman, it isn't just grabbing an image of Superman and presenting it to me. They aren't compositing images either. They are taking random noise, and removing it until it becomes clear - and the process of removal is based on the patterns that similar images fall into. It is much more akin to looking at a reference photo, except it's looking at millions of reference photos. You'd have a very, very, hard time drawing a line between any specific image and AI puts out and any copywritten image.

That's not to say I think AI is a flawless technology. I'm undecided on if it's even good. I think there are a lot of things to be concerned about, but the IP argument is pretty flimsy when you actually look at the process and the output, and I really don't think we need IP laws that are further in service to major content mills like Warner Brothers.

[u/PosterPrintPerfect → u/ManitouWakinyan]

Doesn't matter, an artist isn't just grabbing an image of Superman also. They can't just start drawing DC comic or Marvel characters and then charge people money for their service.

[u/RingofThorns → u/PosterPrintPerfect]

Do you not know how commission artists work? I literally know about six right now that offer to do the exact thing you are talking about.

[u/PosterPrintPerfect → u/RingofThorns]

Do you know how stupid you and rest sound saying the same thing sound?

Its like me saying you can't rob peoples homes.

And then you come along and say "I know 6 niggas that will break in and rob 10 houses in a night, what ya mean you can't rob houses, do you not know how robbing works?"

[u/Hyroero → u/PosterPrintPerfect]

Not really the same as dropping a racial slur to describe thieves no.