Summary
Disney, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros. Discovery have sued the Chinese AI company MiniMax, accusing it of illegally using their copyrighted work. This lawsuit, filed in California, is aimed at protecting their intellectual property against unauthorized use by AI firms.
Key Facts
- Disney, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against MiniMax for copyright issues.
- The lawsuit accuses MiniMax of using copyrighted characters in its AI products without permission.
- The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
- This is the second major lawsuit related to AI copyright for these companies in 2023.
- The companies claim MiniMax ignored their requests to stop infringing on copyrights.
- MiniMax is a Chinese company with a service called Hailuo AI for generating images and videos.
- MiniMax has plans to go public with an IPO valued at about $4 billion.
- The lawsuit reflects a broader effort by U.S. studios to protect their film rights globally, including from non-U.S. companies.
