{"id":2468782,"date":"2025-07-30T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-family-film-includes-legal-warning-in-credits-that-fans-instantly-spotted\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:42:10","slug":"new-family-film-includes-legal-warning-in-credits-that-fans-instantly-spotted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-family-film-includes-legal-warning-in-credits-that-fans-instantly-spotted\/","title":{"rendered":"New Family Film Includes Legal Warning in Credits That Fans Instantly Spotted"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-family-film-includes-legal-warning-in-credits-that-fans-instantly-spotted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468782&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The upcoming DreamWorks animated film &#8220;The Bad Guys 2&#8221; includes a clear legal Disclaimer in its closing credits prohibiting the use of the movie for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chipmaker-intel-soars-on-signs-of-pc-market-recovery\/\" title=\"Intel surges as PC market shows signs of recovery.\">training artificial intelligence<\/a> (AI) programs. This move reflects growing concerns in the entertainment industry about AI&#8217;s impact, notably regarding the potential loss of jobs for human creatives and the unauthorized use of creative works. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >disclaimer cites specific legal protections<\/a> and bans the film&#8217;s content from being utilized in AI data mining or training. Critics and fans have reacted with a mix of approval-supporting protection for human creativity-and skepticism about enforcement.DreamWorks has taken similar protective steps before, such as with the live-action &#8220;How to Train Your Dragon.&#8221; this signifies the industry&#8217;s increasing efforts to safeguard original artistic content against AI exploitation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Show business has some big worries about the high-tech future.<\/p>\n<p>Eagle-eyed viewers of a new DreamWorks family film caught more evidence of how concerned the entertainment industry is about the rise of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>And how adamant some filmmakers are about A.I.<\/p>\n<p>The closing credits to the due-out-Friday &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt30017619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bad Guys 2<\/a>&rdquo; &mdash; an animated comedy about animal criminals trying to go straight &mdash; contain a no-kidding-around prohibition on any use of the work for A.I purposes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&lsquo;THE BAD GUYS 2&rsquo; credits include a legal refusal for the film to be used to train AI programs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All rights in this work are reserved for purposes of laws in all jurisdictions pertaining to data ining or AI training, including but not limited to Article 4(3) of Directive (EU)&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aW0iZneRUD\">pic.twitter.com\/aW0iZneRUD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiscussingFilm\/status\/1950376967263682792?\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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This work may not be used to train AI,&rdquo; the Disclaimer stated flatly.<\/p>\n<p>A writer at the entertainment-centric gaming website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/animation-movies\/dreamworks-is-fighting-ai-as-fans-find-a-warning-at-the-end-of-new-animated-movie-bad-guys-2-credits-threatening-legal-action-if-the-film-is-used-to-train-ai-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Games Radar<\/a> applauded the move and highlighted a movie fan who spotted the notice and publicized it on the social media platform X. (The X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rendy_jones\/status\/1950340132860506507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post is here<\/a>, but <strong>be prepared for some vulgar language<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a positive move in the right direction for animators and other creatives who work in the industry and face losing out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-noem-find-another-employer-if-you-dont-like-vaccine-mandates\/\" title=\"Gov. Noem: find another employer if you don\u2019t like vaccine mandates\">work opportunities due<\/a> to A.I.,&rdquo; wrote Game Radar&rsquo;s Megan Garside.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Other than using the tech to manipulate and duplicate already existing visual content, movies and TV shows have also been known to use A.I. to write scripts, translate subtitles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no question A.I. has become a dominant concern in the entertainment world. Its use in producing scripts and other materials was one of the issues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-tentative-deal-reached-end-writers-strike-comes-bad-news-actors-picket-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the strike<\/a> that paralyzed most movie production in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The notice in the credits of &ldquo;The Bad Guys 2&rdquo; &mdash; the kind of movie parents show kids to grab an entertaining couple of hours &mdash; is a reminder of how pervasive that concern is.<\/p>\n<p>The move had some fans and some skeptics.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Creativity deserves protection, well done<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dark Black (@xiaoheihei257) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xiaoheihei257\/status\/1950564467701641304?\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How long before AI starts ignoring these Disclaimers too?&#129488;&#128579;&#128566;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sagar Mishra (@Sagarmishra121) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sagarmishra121\/status\/1950378028384866537?\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As a piece published Wednesday by the gaming-entertainment website <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/bad-guys-2-train-ai-credits-law-legal-text-dreamworks-1851787336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kotaku<\/a> noted, this isn&rsquo;t DreamWorks&rsquo; first foray into the field <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-bipartisan-group-house-members-roll-artificial-intelligence-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against A.I<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-definitive-timeline-of-disneys-path-to-wokeness\/\" title=\"The Definitive Timeline Of Disney\u2019s Path To Wokeness\">live-action version<\/a> of the monster hit &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-how-to-train-your-dragon-stays-no-1-madea-a-strong-2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Train Your Dragon<\/a>&rdquo; contained a similar declaration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I could be cynical and say this is just a big corporation protecting its IP from those who would choose to profit from it, but the idealist in me yells over the cynic and says this is a big win for human-made art,&rdquo; author Kenneth Shepard wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If companies like DreamWorks are taking legal measures to ensure that their animated works are protected, hopefully that means those artists will be able to keep doing what they&rsquo;re doing without fear of losing their jobs to programs that will make worse art for less money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Observant viewers of a new DreamWorks family movie have noticed clear signs of the industry&#8217;s concerns over artificial intelligence. Some filmmakers are taking a firm stance against A.I. In the end credits of the upcoming animated comedy &#8220;The Bad Guys 2,&#8221; there is an explicit legal statement prohibiting any use of the film for AI training purposes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2468783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Bad-Guys-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45647,60289,60290,58396,60288],"class_list":["post-2468782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-family-film","tag-fan-reaction","tag-film-trivia","tag-legal-warning","tag-movie-credits"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Bad-Guys-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468782"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468786,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468782\/revisions\/2468786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}