This is just bullshit. I don't care that much about the whole Ghibli AI filters, but they are really stretching the current copyright system with this. The only thing that Gib Studio could be violating is trademark law by calling it Gib, but everything else is wrong.
1. You cannot copyright or patent an art-style.
2. The AI is only using Studio Ghibli's work as a reference while also using a real life photo to create a drawing. It's like if I took a photo and drew a cartoon version of it in Butch Hartman's style and used Fairly Odd Parents screenshots as references.
3. People are mostly using the tool to share images on social media. They aren't doing anything for commercial purposes. It's no different than people who draw pictures of themselves in the Powerpuff Girls art-style for example.
4. People aren't stupid enough to believe that Studio Ghibli would endorse something because something is drawn in it's artstyle. People have been drawing offensive memes using various works and they almost never harm the reputation of the original creators...unless you are Ben Garrison.
@tomie @xianc78 the problem is, this letter is fake.
Author of this letter says it is fake.
It is added to the OP that this letter is fake: https://x.com/tj_littlejohn/status/1905458426110419387
well I can't check everything
@PurpCat @tomie @xianc78 if you actually read the letter it is framed to make the Studio Ghibli look bad — people tend to not love the cease and desist letters. But if you read the post of the author of the letter it is too, framed to make the AI artists look bad — people tend to not love arrogant persons making money without any efforts on their part.
So, this guy is actually making fun on both sides of the camp. Because he is a troll. And that's what trolls do.
So no, you are not correct.
@beardalaxy @picandor @Lemonid @tomie I remember Iwata saying that he didn't care about fan games, but after his passing, Reggie made comments saying "please respect our properties and we will respect yours".
It wouldn't surprise me if half of these Nintendo C&Ds are fake. It seems like Nintendo themselves go after fan projects because they have something similar they are working on (e.g going after AM2R because they already had a Metroid II remake in the works). Meanwhile there are so many fangames and ROM hacks that Nintendo never seemed to care about like Mari0.
@beardalaxy @picandor @Lemonid @tomie I wonder why that guy didn't go after projects that Nintendo genuinely doesn't care about like the Mother 3 fan translation of the Satellaview restoration projects.
@xianc78 Especially when you consider the number of artists whose art styles are basically "Ghibli, but slightly to the left."
@xianc78 This is bullshit, because the letter is fake:
https://x.com/tj_littlejohn/status/1905458426110419387
@xianc78 this shit is gay and with this C&D they officially lost the culture war to AI of all things
the trend was already starting to die down, ffs