More informative links:
https://twitter.com/arvalis/status/1583424668752441345
https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/8/23446821/microsoft-openai-github-copilot-class-action-lawsuit-ai-copyright-violation-training-data
https://twitter.com/GSNotArt/status/1588439657641291777
https://twitter.com/FadingzZ/status/1603271097490690050
I'll also quote Sally Gottschalk:
"You should also look into the gofoundme designed to fight for our copyright. Link below:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/protecting-artists-from-ai-technologies?member=23839465
Also you should read the interview on Forbes with Midjourney founder David Holz, if you want to get a feel what kind of people we are dealing with. They seriously believe that we artist need to proof to them that we are the owners of our work rather then them asking for permission because apparently google reverse image search doesn´t exsist and non of us apparently use meta data. Simply disgusting.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2022/09/16/midjourney-founder-david-holz-on-the-impact-of-ai-on-art-imagination-and-the-creative-economy/?sh=733bce482d2b"