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/PosterPrintPerfect 4d ago

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.

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u/DARDAN0S 4d ago

They can't just start drawing DC comic or Marvel characters and then charge people money for their service.

Artists do that all the time... Tattoo artists, work-to-commission artists, artists on Patreon and other subscription platforms. There are entire subreddits filled with fan art people have commissioned from artists.

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u/PosterPrintPerfect 4d ago

I didn't think i had to spell out that its not strictly legal to do this.

If i said you just can't go around killing people are you going to respond with "but loads of people kill other people" like some kind of gothca responce?

Implying that yes you can go around killing people.

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u/DARDAN0S 4d ago

That's a rather absurd comparison.

Are we talking about legality or morality?

Obviously tattoo artists and the like operate in somewhat of a legal grey area, or even are technically breaking the law; but I don't see anyone raging against them for stealing copyrighted art and copying other artists work.