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The legal questions surrounding the site are as interesting as the site itself. My guess would be publisher will send a cease and desist as soon as they find o

• MPSimmons 3y ago
  The name Harry Potter is trademarked[1], and I'm pretty sure they'd go after this site for using Daniel Radcliff's promo pic without permission, particularly since this is a commercial effort. [1] - https://secureyourtrademark.com/blog/harry-potter-trademarks/ https://secureyourtrademark.com/blog/harry-potter-trademarks...
• dragonwriter 3y ago
  > The legal questions surrounding the site are as interesting as the site itself. The legality issues around copyright-of-material-cycled-through-an-AI-model, but the “is it okay to use other people’s trademarked names and copyrighted promotional images to promote what is directly presented as a commercial site soliciting payment” isn’t a particularly interesting or novel legal question, and I think that’s the big one this site faces.
  • yodon 3y ago
    Yes, I was trying to be polite. Charging $99/month (or other amounts) in connection with unlicensed use of trademarked properties associated with one of the most actively monetized intellectual property brands is probably not a good idea and is likely to result in an unpleasantly costly education in trademark law.