A Luxembourg court found that Jeff Dieschburg’s “Turandot” painting — a near like-for-like copy of an image taken by photographer Jingna Zhang — violated copyright by referencing Zhang’s work without consent or attribution.
While this case isn’t directly connected to her anti-AI efforts, Zhang said the ruling is a win for individual copyright protection “in time of AI where our rights seem to be quickly eroding.”
After announcing Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum — an Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson-backed movie set for 2026 — Warner Bros. has taken down an old fan-made movie that shares the same name.
Now blocked “on copyright grounds” for allegedly containing Warner Bros. content, the 15-year-old YouTube video from Independent Online Cinema had previously accrued 13.6 million views.
The digital illustration app has a new AI Disturbance feature that applies a “noise” layer to images to prevent generative AI models from accurately interpreting their art style.
It’s similar to Glaze, one of several tools that artists are utilizing to protect their work from generative AI mimicry, but without the hassle of jumping to separate software — something that may inspire rivaling art apps.
Maxon announced in October that it will bring its beloved desktop 3D sculpting software to the platform this year, but our first look at it comes courtesy of Apple’s “Let Loose” iPad event.
There’s still no word on the release date or pricing. The UI looks really clean though, and it seemingly supports Zbrush’s Sculptris Pro mode, judging by the icon seen up top.
