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Why Midjourney Made the Perfect Target for Hollywood’s First AI Lawsuit
Disney and Universal sued a small AI company that still has enough money to pay attorneys' fees if the studios win.
The Writers Guild of America, which went on strike partly over AI two years ago, congratulated Disney and Universal, which joined the suit, for coming “off of the sidelines.” Others were similarly effusive. “In general, studios would like to have their cake and eat it too,” says Ben Brooks, former head of public policy at Stability AI, speaking in his personal capacity. Disney, at the behest of its general counsel Horacio Gutierrez, first made the decision last fall to confront Midjourney as a “shot across the bow” of the AI industry.
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