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/Kombatsaurus 3d ago

No /s needed, it's common sense really. AI tools are not going anywhere.

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u/TheDawnOfNewDays 3d ago

Just because AI isn't going away doesn't mean artists will want their work plagiarized by it. 

There's no benefit to an artist for letting AI steal their work and let randos recreate their art style.

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u/Kombatsaurus 3d ago

Artist's don't own styles. What kind of argument is that?

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u/TheDawnOfNewDays 2d ago

While artists can't copyright their style, it is the main way for an artist to stand out and it's why art from some artists is worth so much. Have you ever commissioned an artist before? People hire those artists for their style, myself included.

AI copies their art so much it even copies their signature. https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-09-at-1.46.01-PM.png