The Hollywood production company behind the sci-fi opus said that Musk and Tesla used artificial intelligence to create unlicensed promotional materials for its new “robotaxi.”
sued Elon Musk for copyright infringement on Monday, accusing him of using still images from their 2017 sci-fi opus to create unlicensed promotional materials for Tesla ’s new self-driving “robotaxi.”
Alcon Entertainment’s lawsuit, filed in California federal court, also names Tesla and Warner Bros. Discovery as defendants. The complaint alleges that, just hours before Tesla was set to unveil its “robotaxi“ at Warner Bros.
Alleging that Musk “misappropriate the ‘Blade Runner 2049’ brand to help sell Teslas,” Alcon is accusing him and his co-defendants of direct copyright infringement, vicarious copyright infringement and contributory copyright infringement, and false endorsement. The company is seeking unspecified damages and a court order prohibiting Tesla from further using the allegedly AI-generated images at issue.
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