Disney seals $1 billion deal with OpenAI
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As Disney inks a $1 billion deal with OpenAI to license its characters for AI videos, the entertainment giant is also going after Google. Disney sent Google a cease-and-desist letter Wednesday, alleging that Google AI models are infringing on its copyright protections on a "massive scale."
The threat of legal action from Disney against Google comes as the company announces a partnership with OpenAI.
Disney, which invested $1.5 billion in equity in Epic Games to bring its characters to Fortnite, previously sued Midjourney, an AI image generator, calling it a “bottomless pit of plagiarism,” according to THR. Universal, Warner Bros., and Discovery joined Disney in the suit.
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and is giving the go-ahead for its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse to be used in the AI short-form video app Sora. The two companies announced a three-year deal that would bring more than 200 characters to Sora with a period of exclusivity for part of the duration of the deal.