In a nut shell, people are creating film trailers with AI and sharing on YouTube. Film studios are now asking Google for a slice of the profits as it’s their intellectual property.

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    5 days ago

    Not a lawyer, but I thought trademarks are distinct from copyright. Even if copyright went poof, it’s still possible to violate a trademark.

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      Correct. This is why Disney is now using a sniper of steamboat Willy in it’s opening logo - making it part of its trademark

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        4 days ago

        I’ve seen that, and figured that was exactly the story. They even used a clip of the Willie’s whistled tune to lock that up, too.