Studio Ghibli has few legal options to stop OpenAI from ripping off its style
- OpenAI has launched a feature allowing users to generate images in the style of Studio Ghibli, promoting this on social media by CEO Sam Altman.
- Copyright laws concerning the use of Studio Ghibli's works by OpenAI remain unclear, with disputes over whether training AI on their content constitutes copyright infringement.
- Experts believe that Studio Ghibli has limited legal options to stop OpenAI, as copyright law allows for mimicking artistic styles.
- Although Studio Ghibli has stated that a viral cease and desist letter was fake, the studio may still consider legal action against OpenAI over the misuse of its identifiable style.
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Studio Ghibli has few legal options to stop OpenAI from ripping off its style
OpenAI introduced a new viral feature allowing people to generate images in the anime style of Studio Ghibli.OpenAI's 4o toolChatGPT introduced a feature that lets users generate images in the style of Studio Ghibli anime.Studio Ghibli might have a tough time bringing a successful copyright lawsuit, experts say.While individual creative works get copyright protection, general styles don't.With ChatGPT's new Ghiblifying feature, OpenAI is digging…
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OpenAI's extremely popular AI chatbot tool ChatGPT caught a huge wave this week when untold numbers of users started using it to generate images evoking the style of animation legend Hayao Miyazaki's work at Studio Ghibli. The trend quickly took on a life of its own. Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X-formerly-Twitter to joke about being turned into a "twink ghibli style." OpenAI has since started cracking down on the trend, implementing a con…
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