Band Sues Netflix Over AI-Generated Content; Efforts to Watermark AI Face Challenges

The Christian metal band Demon Hunter has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and AEG Presents, alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition over the animated film “KPop Demon Hunters.” The band claims the title infringes on their registered “Demon Hunter” trademark.

Meanwhile, attempts to embed invisible watermarks into AI-generated content to comply with new regulations are already facing workarounds. Developers have created tools like “pagedMark” that can remove these invisible watermarks from images and video, including those generated by popular AI models. This development highlights the ongoing challenges in tracking and verifying the origin of AI-created media, even as legal battles over intellectual property and likeness emerge.