A class action lawsuit has been filed against Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. Claim 1 deals with direct copyright violation - including:

160. Defendants directly infringed Plaintiffs’ and the Class’s rights because they have:

a. reproduced one or more of the Works in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 106(1);
b. prepared Derivative Works based upon one or more of the Works in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 106(2);

c. distributed copies of one or more of the Works to the public in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 106(3);

d. performed one or more of the Works publicly in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 106(4); and/or

e. displayed one or more of the Works publicly in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 106(5).

While Claim 2 also deals with copyright violation (of a more indirect nature), this market will resolve solely on the status of the first claim.

If the suit is settled out of court, or is dismissed for procedural reasons, this market will resolve N/A.