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Carl Sagan estate sues Luma AI for use of Sagan clip in ad for Ray 3.14

The estate of Carl Sagan has filed a lawsuit against Luma AI, alleging that the company used an 8-second clip of Sagan from the 1980 episode 'The Lives of the Stars' of Cosmos: A Personal Voyage in an advertisement for its Ray 3.14 model without permission. The complaint states that Luma AI argued the use was de minimis.

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Carl Sagan estate sues Luma AI for use of Sagan clip in ad for Ray 3.14
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**A new lawsuit was filed against Luma AI. This one involves a video ad fro Luma’s Ray 3.14 model. The ad allegedly included a portion from **the TV series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, episode 9: “The Lives of the Stars,” broadcast on November 23, 1980.

In that episode, Sagan said a famous line, in an 8-second clip: “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

The complaint alleged that Luma AI took the position that the use was de minimis.

I haven’t seen the ad, although will try to track it down.

**Excerpt from Complaint: **

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