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Visual/Multimodal · Emerging · 2024Confirmed
Runway × Lionsgate
Visual Data Licensing·$5M (Custom model, terms undisclosed)·Impact 8/10
A major studio decided licensing its catalogue pays better than suing the models trained on it.
Source · variety.com What happened
Runway and Lionsgate announced a visual data licensing in 2024. Status: confirmed.
A major studio decided licensing its catalogue pays better than suing the models trained on it.
Why it matters
A major studio decided licensing its catalogue pays better than suing the models trained on it.
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