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Disney demands Google stop unauthorized use of Disney works in AI training and distribution, citing large-scale copyright infringement across Google’s AI platforms, including YouTube.
- On Wednesday evening, attorneys for The Walt Disney Company sent a cease-and-desist to Google's general counsel demanding Google stop alleged AI copyright infringement.
- Disney alleges Google copied a large corpus of Disney copyrighted works without authorization to train generative AI models and then used Google's AI Services to commercially exploit and distribute unauthorized content.
- The letter cites specific models and integrations including Veo, Imagen and Nano Banana, and Disney included examples like Darth Vader plus Simba and Nala from The Lion King, with outputs showing Google's Gemini branding across YouTube products.
- Disney says it raised concerns with Google for months but 'Google has done nothing' and 'anything, Google's infringement has only increased,' demanding immediate technical measures in Google's AI Services.
- Amid broader industry fights, the letter follows earlier cease-and-desist letters Disney sent to Meta and Character and comes as Disney announced a $1 billion deal with OpenAI to license characters for Sora, increasing copyright pressure on Google.
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