US EditionStudio Ghibli-Backed Group Urges Sam Altman's OpenAI to Stop Using Japanese Art in Sora 2 AI Training
Japanese publishers demand OpenAI halt use of copyrighted works for AI training, citing copyright law violations and threatening legal action if ignored.
- Last week, Japan's Content Overseas Distribution Association wrote to OpenAI urging it to stop training AI on copyrighted works from members like Studio Ghibli without permission.
- The firm's 'ask forgiveness, not permission' strategy has allowed users to generate images of copyrighted characters and deceased celebrities, drawing complaints from Nintendo and the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Japan's Content Overseas Distribution Association says reproducing works like Sora 2 during training may be infringement, as Japan's copyright system generally requires prior permission.
- Aggrieved rights-holders can pursue lawsuits, even as U.S. law remains unclear; U.S. courts gave mixed signals in Anthropic's case, which fined pirating but found no training violation.
- After ChatGPT's native image generator release, users widely prompted Studio Ghibli-style recreations, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman changed his X profile to a `Ghiblified` picture.
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Studio Ghibli-backed group urges Sam Altman's OpenAI to stop using Japanese art in Sora 2 AI training
A Japanese trade group representing major publishers, including Studio Ghibli, urged Sam Altman-led OpenAI last week to stop using Japanese copyrighted works to train its Sora 2 video generation AI model, highlighting that the practice may violate Japan’s copyright laws.
Studio Ghibli Demands That OpenAI Stop Ripping Off Its Work
After Sora 2 was used to relentlessly churn out depictions of Japanese anime and video game characters, the creators of those characters are striking back. On October 28, a group representing Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, and other major Japanese publishers submitted a written request to OpenAI demanding that it stop using their copyrighted content to train the video generating AI tool. The move, as first reported by Automaton, is th…
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