The production company behind “Blade Runner 2049” filed a lawsuit Monday against Elon Musk and Tesla, accusing them of copyright infringement while promoting a new self-driving car.
In its lawsuit, Alcon Entertainment says Musk used AI-generated imagery mirroring scenes from its 2017 sci-fi film while presenting Tesla’s new autonomous Robotaxi at a marketing event earlier this month. Producers had denied his request to do so.
“He did it anyway,” the suit alleges, adding that the company denied Musk’s request due to the tech mogul’s “extreme political and social views” that occasionally veer into “hate speech.” Musk enthusiastically endorsed Donald Trump for president, appearing alongside him at a rally earlier this month, and has espoused transphobic views.
The big brain move was to ask them first, thereby proving you wanted to use their IP.
If he had just faked it anyway without asking he might have got away with it.
Genius strategist.
What’s great about lawsuits like this is you really only have to prove intent and they have a record of them asking for similar imagery.
Lolol fucking awesome
Abandoned city background + “you are now in mexico” filter + duster = owned by Hollywood.
Elon sucks but so does this lawsuit.
I really, really dislike the guy, but if he didn’t actually use imagery from the film… Does this suit actually have standing?
C’mon guys, cripes. What are we doing here, feeding lawyers for the sake of feeding lawyers??
