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OpenAI Reverses Sora AI Copyright Policy After Backlash Over Unauthorized Character Use

Hayden Field

7mo ago· 8 min readenNews

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OpenAI reversed its initial opt-out copyright policy for its Sora AI video generator after facing backlash over unauthorized use of copyrighted characters like Nazi SpongeBob, criminal Pikachu, and Rick and Morty. CEO Sam Altman announced the company would shift to letting rightsholders decide how to proceed, following stakeholder feedback about the platform's approach to copyright and likeness control.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the company would reverse course and 'let rightsholders decide how to proceed'

media companies would need to expressly indicate they didn't want their AI-generated characters running rampant on the app

after days of Nazi SpongeBob, criminal Pikachu, and Sora-philosophizing Rick and Morty

Altman said that it came from speaking with stakeholders and suggested he hadn't expected the copyright drama

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OpenAI changed its Sora generator’s copyright settings as well as people’s options for control of their likenesses after early feedback.

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