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Disney says Google AI infringes copyright “on a massive scale”
Disney demands that Google immediately block its copyrighted content from appearing in AI outputs.
TL;DR
- Disney has sent a cease and desist letter to Google over alleged copyright infringement by its AI tools.
- The letter claims Google's AI models were trained on a large corpus of Disney's works and are capable of generating Disney characters.
- Disney also objects to Google distributing copies of its protected works to consumers through AI.
- Disney demands Google stop using its content in AI tools and prevent future generation of Disney-owned characters.
- The legal action specifically highlights concerns about Google's AI video model, Veo, being added to YouTube.
- Google has responded by stating it will continue engaging with Disney and uses public web data for AI training, with existing copyright controls.
- This legal battle follows similar lawsuits by other companies against AI firms over content usage.
- Disney has previously threatened legal action against Character.AI, leading to the removal of its content.
- Disney has also entered into a licensing deal with OpenAI, bringing its characters to OpenAI's Sora video app.
- The outcome of Disney's legal action against Google could lead to a fragmented AI content ecosystem.