[cycomanic]

It's amazing to read what people think is fair use. Have a read of the wikpedia article, it's definitely not as straight forward as adding a slight variation and then I'm good.

If that was the case all of the following would be fair use (hint they typically are not).

- making a movie from a book (I mean it's a pretty big variation) - making a sequel/prequel to a book, movie using the characters of the book - making new comic stories using Mickey Mouse/Batman/Superman... - Making merchandise using redrawn characters from comic books... ...

Also it's important to note that one of the important aspects to judge fair use is commercial interest, i.e. what is allowed for an individual privately, might very well be copyright infringement for a company (like Midjourney) who sells a commercial product.

[pylua]

I am looking at it from the perspective of someone using mid journey to generate the image, not the company itself.

What if I want to use midjourney to reimagine a new scene between to scenes to prove whatever social issue I want to blog about. I then post the blog with the image.

Would there be a difference if I hand drew it? Is me describing the movie in the context of my social issue considered copyright infringement because it is a compressed memory?