This is where AI is going, the legacy rights holders will claim to own everything forever and if you're nice to them, they'll let you work for them for free. If you make anything new they will own it via terms of service, or use their own AI to clone it, or sue you for making a derivative work (since they own all ideas forever).
This just happened recently with the music generator Udio, which settled a lawsuit with UMG that resulted them immediately shutting off the ability to download any music you had generated and emphasizing remixing artists who are owned by UMG.
They're speed running enshittification. First customers got value, now they're pulling it back for b2b, soon they will fuck over the business customers for themselves. When they get AGI they'll pull all their products off line and only sell the things the AI produces.
Lol, lmao even. A decade ago these animators were likely poo-pooing the loss of traditional animation and how people should 'move on'. I hope those words get thrown right back in their fucking faces.
It's also hilarious that the writing is on the wall for Disney. Quality of past work aside, Disney spent most of their century of operations with no real competition. Their 100 year anniversary had them celebrating a bunch of shit that's 20 years in the past. Disney's finally accepted the truth, they've become what Hannah Barbera was in the 70s.
so...AI competition anyone? Who can make the most based clip with disney characters?
Also remember that if Disney copyright strikes it, it becomes canon.
Just like Bugs Bunny was a struggling rapist all along.
God daaaAAAaaamn...
Fantasizing about playing with toys.
Yeesh.
It's more of an amusement, really.. but.. whatever floats your boat.
Let Disney die. Or better still, headshot it zombie style behind the barn Walt grew up in.
"Your company can't be with you anymore."
This is where AI is going, the legacy rights holders will claim to own everything forever and if you're nice to them, they'll let you work for them for free. If you make anything new they will own it via terms of service, or use their own AI to clone it, or sue you for making a derivative work (since they own all ideas forever).
This just happened recently with the music generator Udio, which settled a lawsuit with UMG that resulted them immediately shutting off the ability to download any music you had generated and emphasizing remixing artists who are owned by UMG.
They're speed running enshittification. First customers got value, now they're pulling it back for b2b, soon they will fuck over the business customers for themselves. When they get AGI they'll pull all their products off line and only sell the things the AI produces.
Owning all ideas forever is kind of hot
Don Bluth was right about everything.
Why work hard to get good?
AI will just scrape your art anyway.
Why draw anything?
"I pay you hundreds and you take hours or days. AI does it for free in seconds. Work smarter, not harder."
That's why I get paid and hated at my little niche of the world.
Because I want to.
If your only motivation is for a paycheck then you have already made yourself a slave.
I think Don's just mad the other slaves make just as much as he does now.
Lol, lmao even. A decade ago these animators were likely poo-pooing the loss of traditional animation and how people should 'move on'. I hope those words get thrown right back in their fucking faces.
It's also hilarious that the writing is on the wall for Disney. Quality of past work aside, Disney spent most of their century of operations with no real competition. Their 100 year anniversary had them celebrating a bunch of shit that's 20 years in the past. Disney's finally accepted the truth, they've become what Hannah Barbera was in the 70s.
Dude, there's only one or two animators left from the golden eras of either. Don't fret it too much.
That's what I meant. Anyone with talent doesn't work there anymore. The IP is all the company has left.
Disney's spinning underground corpse undergoes one more indignity.
It somehow, in this day and age, still manages to cheapen the brand.
Nobody cares.
News at 11.
Sweet, so no more copyright?