# ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producer Settles Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Discovery Over AI Images

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/blade-runner-2049-producer-settles-lawsuit-against-warner-bros-discovery-over-ai-images/
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:56:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T20:35:35+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/blade-runner-2049-producer-lawsuit-tesla-1236748701/
- Topics: AI, Research, Science, Technology

## Key points

- Alcon settled its claim against Warner Bros. Discovery.
- Its copyright case against Tesla and Musk continues.
- The case raises questions about AI-generated images and copyright.

## Summary

Alcon Entertainment, the production company behind *Blade Runner 2049*, has settled its claim against Warner Bros. Discovery over AI-generated promotional imagery shown at Tesla’s 2024 robotaxi unveiling. The dispute matters because it is part of Alcon’s wider copyright case against Tesla and Elon Musk, and concerns whether AI-generated images can infringe copyright by copying a film’s visuals.

The settlement terms were not disclosed, and Alcon continues to pursue Tesla and Musk. Alcon alleged that an image of a figure surveying a ruined city evoked a scene featuring Ryan Gosling’s character in the film, and objected to the film being associated with Musk. A direct infringement claim against Warner Bros. Discovery was dismissed after the court found the studio was not responsible for overseeing Tesla’s presentation; the parties later moved to dismiss the remaining claims against it. Tesla and Musk argue the image’s use was fair use.

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