The producer of the cult “Bladerunner 2049” sued Musk and the owner of TVN
Well, it happened. The producer of the film “Bladerunner 2049” took Elon Musk, Tesla and the owner of TVN – Warner Bros. to court. What exactly is this about?
Elon Musk has recently had to face a series of plagiarism accusations. Just, The director of the science fiction film “I, Robot”, shot 20 years ago, accused him of plagiarism.. Now it was the turn of Alcon, the film’s producer Bladerunner 2049. What’s going on this time?
Alcon Entertainment argues that Warner Bros., the distributor of Bladerunner, asked for her consent to use certain elements during a promotional show the latest model of the Tesla robotaxi. However, he was refused. Despite this, the show organizers created promotional materials based on the film using AI.
The image described as the “iconic image of the film” was displayed for a few seconds during Musk’s show. The millionaire is accused of displaying the material in “bad faith”, only to gain more profits from the sale of his vehicles. The price of the robotaxi is not to exceed $30,000. The company does not wish to be associated with the Tesla brand.
Any brand considering a partnership with Tesla must take into account (…) Musk’s politicized, capricious and arbitrary behavior, which sometimes escalates into hate speech.
– explains Alcon in the lawsuit.
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