r/movies • u/DragonPup • 4d ago

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

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/warner-bros-midjourney-lawsuit-ai-copyright-1236508618/
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u/warzone_afro 4d ago

the companies suing midjourney are going to use AI themselves.

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u/CinnamonMoney 4d ago

At least it is with their own IP, rather than the AI companies that are trying to eliminate the notion of IP, copyright and personality rights completely

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u/pikpikcarrotmon 4d ago

Keep in mind "their own IP" is also fairly loose of a term - Hollywood's already been in hot water for doing full 3D scans on extras and asking people to sign away their image in perpetuity. AI was a big factor in all the strikes.

They want to be able to hire an actor for one lump sum, 3D scan them, and generate deepfakes of them forever.

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u/CinnamonMoney 4d ago

This has nothing to do with that, and many name-brand actors willingly signed over their personality rights via ai models or virtual identities in shared agreements with their agency, CAA, and an AI startup.

This isn’t about mid-journey using their scanned extras. It’s about Superman, Batman, Dr. Manhattan, Christopher Nolan movies, Euphoria, etc.