STOP People From Stealing Your Midjourney Prompts!
TLDRThe video discusses the ethical concerns and practical strategies for protecting one's creative work, specifically image prompts, from being used without permission for commercial purposes on the Midjourney platform. It explains how others can find and use your prompts through the Community Feed and search functionality. The video offers several tips to limit the visibility of your prompts, such as deleting upscaled images, using a Pro Plan for stealth mode, direct messaging the Midjourney bot, creating a private server on Discord, and being cautious with usernames to avoid Google indexing. It emphasizes the importance of protecting one's intellectual property while also acknowledging the communal aspect of learning and sharing within the creative community.
Takeaways
- 🚫 Using someone else's image prompt for learning purposes is not considered stealing, but using prompts to create products for sale without permission is unethical.
- 🔍 People can find your prompts by searching the Community Feed on the Midjourney website and viewing the prompts used for images they like.
- 🙈 Deleting upscaled images can help to limit the visibility of your prompts and protect your work.
- 💰 Subscribing to the Pro Plan on Midjourney gives you access to stealth mode, which hides your images from the Community Feed.
- 📧 Direct messaging the Midjourney bot or creating a private server on Discord can help keep your image creations private and organized.
- 🔑 Avoid using your business name as your username on Midjourney to prevent easy discovery of your prompts through search engines.
- ❌ Deleting upscaled images can prevent them from appearing in searches and make it harder for others to find your prompts.
- ⏱️ It may take some time for images to be removed from the Community Feed after deletion.
- 🛠️ Keeping your image prompts private is important for business purposes and can be achieved through various methods, including stealth mode and Discord organization.
- 🧐 Being mindful of your username and not linking it directly to your brand can prevent competitors from easily finding your work.
- ➗ Deleting grids can be an additional step to take if you want to ensure your prompts are not found, although it may remove a useful reference for yourself.
Q & A
What is the primary concern expressed in the video title?
-The primary concern is about people potentially using others' image prompts from Midjourney for commercial purposes without permission.
What does the speaker suggest is the best way to learn from others' prompts?
-The speaker suggests that building on someone's prompt is a way to learn and create the end results that one is looking for.
How can users find prompts on the Midjourney platform?
-Users can find prompts by searching for images they want to create on the Midjourney website's Community Feed.
What is the purpose of the 'Pro Plan' subscription on Midjourney?
-The 'Pro Plan' subscription provides access to stealth mode, which ensures that the user's images do not show up in the Community Feed, even if they have been upscaled.
Why is it recommended to delete upscaled images?
-Deleting upscaled images makes it harder for others to find and use the original prompts, thus protecting the creator's work.
How can one use Discord to limit the visibility of their image prompts?
-One can either direct message the Midjourney bot or create a private server on Discord to keep their image creations and renderings private.
What is the significance of using a non-business-related username on Midjourney?
-Using a username unrelated to the business name prevents easy discovery through search engines, thus protecting the business's prompts from competitors.
What is the 'stealth mode' and how does it benefit users who want to protect their prompts?
-Stealth mode is a feature available with the Pro Plan subscription that prevents a user's upscaled images from appearing in the Community Feed, helping to keep their prompts private.
Why is it advised not to use the business name as the Midjourney Community page name?
-Using the business name makes it easy for competitors to find and potentially steal prompts by simply searching for the business online.
What is the role of the Midjourney bot in Discord?
-The Midjourney bot in Discord is used for messaging and managing image prompts, allowing users to create and upscale images privately.
How can one remove an upscaled image from the bot server or feed?
-To remove an upscaled image, one can highlight the image and add a reaction using the 'X' emoji, which will immediately delete the image from the bot server or feed.
What additional step can be taken to further protect image prompts?
-In addition to deleting upscaled images, one can also delete their grids to remove another way for others to access the images and prompts.
Outlines
🎨 Managing Image Prompts and Privacy on Mid-Journey
The video discusses the ethical use of image prompts on Mid-Journey and how creators can protect their work from being used without permission. It explains that while using prompts is a learning process, selling products created with someone else's prompts can be considered unethical. The speaker provides a walkthrough of how users can find prompts on the Mid-Journey website and suggests ways to limit the visibility of one's prompts, such as deleting upscaled images, using the Pro Plan's stealth mode, and avoiding the use of business names as usernames to prevent easy discovery through search engines.
🛡️ Protecting Your Prompts on Mid-Journey and Discord
This paragraph offers strategies for keeping one's image prompts private to avoid others from using them, especially when they are used for commercial purposes. The video suggests deleting upscaled images to prevent them from appearing in search results and joining a private server or direct messaging on Discord to keep creations out of the public feed. It also covers the process of setting up a private server on Discord and the importance of not using one's business name as a username to avoid easy discovery by competitors.
🚫 Tips for Securing Your Mid-Journey Prompts
The speaker provides additional tips for ensuring that one's prompts on Mid-Journey remain hidden from the public eye. They advise against using a business name as a username and suggest deleting grids if one wants to take extra precautions. The video emphasizes the importance of maintaining privacy for business purposes and not making it easy for competitors to find and use one's creative work. The speaker also encourages viewers to subscribe, like, and comment if they find the video helpful.
Mindmap
Keywords
Stealing Prompts
Mid-Journey
Community Feed
Upscaling
Pro Plan
Stealth Mode
Discord
Direct Messaging
User ID or Username
Google Indexing
Deleting Grids
Highlights
Using someone else's image prompt for learning is not considered stealing, but using it for commercial purposes should be done carefully to avoid sharing prompts too widely.
Mid-Journey has a community feed where users can find prompts by searching for specific image criteria.
If you want to keep your prompts private, you can delete any upscaled images to prevent them from appearing in search results.
Subscribing to the Pro Plan of Mid-Journey provides access to stealth mode, which hides your images from the Community Feed.
The cost of the Pro Plan is $48 per month if paid annually or $60 per month if paid monthly.
Direct messaging the Mid-Journey bot or creating a private server in Discord can help keep your image creations private.
Deleting upscaled images from your feed can reduce the chances of others finding your prompts through search.
Avoid using your business name as your username on the Mid-Journey platform to prevent easy discovery by competitors.
Deleting your grids can be an option to further ensure that your prompts are not found.
Deleting images from the bot server or direct message feed can take up to 20 minutes to be removed from the community feed.
Stealth mode is a valuable feature for those who want to keep their prompts private and out of the Community Feed.
Organizing your images in Discord through direct messages or a private server can help manage your work effectively.
The video provides a step-by-step guide on how to use stealth mode and Discord to protect your prompts.
The importance of not using your business name as a username on the Mid-Journey platform is emphasized to maintain privacy.
Deleting upscaled images and being mindful of your username are key strategies for protecting your prompts from being found.
The video offers practical advice for creators who want to limit the visibility of their prompts to maintain a competitive edge.
The presenter encourages viewers to subscribe, like, and comment if they find the video helpful, indicating a community-driven approach.