据悉，华纳兄弟是《银翼杀手2049》的发行方，该片在2018年获得两项奥斯卡奖。Alcon Entertainment has sued tesla (TSLA.US) and Warner Bros. Discovery channel (WBD.US), accusing them of using images from the movie 'Blade Runner 2049' to promote Tesla's new self-driving taxi cybercab.
According to Securities Times APP, on Monday, movie and TV studio Alcon Entertainment sued Tesla (TSLA.US) and Warner Bros. Discovery channel (WBD.US), accusing them of using images from the movie 'Blade Runner 2049' to promote Tesla's new self-driving taxi cybercab.
Alcon filed a federal lawsuit in California, accusing them of violating U.S. copyright law and accusing Tesla of 'false advertising,' as Tesla implied a relationship between Alcon and electric car manufacturers under Elon Musk.
It is reported that Warner Bros. is the distributor of 'Blade Runner 2049', which won two Oscars in 2018.
Alcon stated that it had rejected Warner Bros.' request to use their images at Tesla's self-driving taxi launch event on October 10. Alcon claimed in the lawsuit that Tesla then used images similar to movie content made by artificial intelligence (AI) in their event.
Alcon stated in a declaration that the defendants' 'actions may confuse Alcon's Blade Runner brand partners.'
The lawsuit did not mention specific damages, but it mentioned that Alcon spent billions of dollars building the 'Blade Runner 2049' brand, and stated that the financial scale involved is quite large.
