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No, but reproducing them is, and that's clearly what MidJourney is doing. MidJourney did a fantastic job on the Deadpool, Mario and Pikachu images, but those ar
by mcv 4y ago
No, but reproducing them is, and that's clearly what MidJourney is doing. MidJourney did a fantastic job on the Deadpool, Mario and Pikachu images, but those are clearly copyright violations. (Or maybe trademark violations?)
- Terretta 4y agoFictional character protection is complex, backed by franchise money generation machines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_protection_for_fictional_characters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_protection_for_ficti... Arguably, however, (a) not all fictional characters are copyrightable in the first place, and (b) fair use still exists. Adobe Illustrator should not prevent an artist from drawing Mickey Mouse using the software. Nor should MidJourney. If Disney has a problem, they can go after the human using the tool.
- mcv 4y agoSure, you could argue the violation is in the publication, not the creation. So to what extent are these online tools publishing them? You can generally reproduce someone else's IP for your own use, but can you give it to one specific other person? Does it matter whether it's a computer or a person that's giving it? I'm sure this question will employ a lot of lawyers.