In the grand theater of the digital age, Disney and Universal—those venerable monarchs of mainstream magic—have taken to the courtrooms, wielding gavels as their new swords, to duel against the nefarious Midjourney—an AI artisan accused of pilfering their cherished creations. Ah, the irony! An artificial brain accused of plagiarizing human dreams—what a spectacle! 😏
Filed in the sun-drenched, palm-lined corridors of Los Angeles on a Wednesday—probably a day when even Hollywood dreams of litigation—this complaint charges Midjourney with a veritable buffet of copyright violations. Characters from Disney’s Star Wars, Marvel, The Lion King, and The Simpsons are fingered as the digital doppelgängers of illicitly obtained inspiration, shamelessly reproduced and redistributed like a rebellious art student’s zine. 📸
Apparently, clients can subscribe, then give their prompts—”Make me a Shrek” or “Render me a Boss Baby”—and behold! New digital clones appear, free for the taking, as if copyright laws are just quaint suggestions, like jazz hands at the opera. Disney, with a tone of regal scorn, derides Midjourney as a “bottomless pit of plagiarism”—a veritable abyss where originality goes to die, or perhaps to take a siesta. Zzz. 😴
The complaint goes on to accuse Midjourney of shamelessly, and without remorse, using these stolen icons to bolster its marketing—capitalizing on copyrighted fame while investing nothing but pixels and sarcasm. It’s a veritable cyber-flea market of copyrighted goodies, traded with the innocence of a toddler’s tantrum. 🍼
Peace talks? Nah, just more digital popcorn.
Disney claims it sought a peaceful resolution—perhaps a polite “Please stop” or an awkward coffee date—only to be met with defiance and more versions of Midjourney’s mischievous muse. Instead of fixing what they call a “cyber-theft,” Midjourney doubles down, teasing new products as if copyright infringement were just a fun game of digital hide-and-seek. 🎮
And, amusingly, while Midjourney claims to have safeguards against violent or nudity-prone images, it apparently overlooks that copying beloved characters might be just as naughty—if not naughtier—especially when it involves the intellectual property of giants. Disney suggests the company has the means, but perhaps prefers to keep the safeguards unplugged, for the thrill of the illicit chase. 🕵️♂️
The legal gods have been summoned—courts are now the newest battleground for this high-tech Shakespearean tragedy. Disney and Universal beckon the judiciary to halt Midjourney’s image factory until it learns some manners and respects the sacred scrolls of copyright. The dance continues, the pixels swirl, and Midjourney remains silent—probably laughing into its digital sleeve. 😂
AI firms in hot water—no respite in sight!
Midjourney is merely the latest to dance to the tune of copyright woes. Earlier this year, a chorus of lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft rocked the legal stage in New York, while other brave souls took aim at Anthropic, accusing them of training their models on pirated art like digital shoplifters with a penchant for patent infringement. Ah, the glorious chaos of modern innovation! 🔥
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2025-06-12 05:58