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Because it's not true.
A news org that uses slop in place of journalism has no trademark in that slop.
When Getty uses slop to generate a celebrity image rather than paying a photog, there's no trademark issue.
Even if Disney uses it to create a Mickey cartoon, the trademark liability can be laid off by making prominent disclaimers, because trademark can only be invoked to prevent "confusion about the origin of goods or services."
Cory Doctorow
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2026-01-18 19:03:41 UTC
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