US EditionAI Startup Character.AI Removes Disney Characters From Its Chatbot Platform After Legal Letter
Disney aims to enforce intellectual property rights as Character.AI uses its copyrighted characters without permission in AI chatbots, following similar legal actions against other AI firms.
- On Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company confirmed it sent a cease-and-desist letter last week to Character.ai to stop using copyrighted characters without permission.
- Citing unauthorized commercial use, Disney wrote that Character Technologies, Inc. exploited Disney's copyrighted characters, harming goodwill and posing risks to children.
- Most bots resembling Disney characters were taken down by Character Technologies, Inc., though a few remained on Tuesday, and the company said `it's always up to rightsholders to decide how people may interact with their IP.`
- Disney warned it will take all necessary legal steps, including legal action, if Character Technologies, Inc. does not confirm ceasing alleged Lanham Act and copyright violations; this follows suits against Midjourney and others.
- Amid a surge of legal pressure on AI firms, scrutiny rises with a $1.5 billion Anthropic settlement and Google's $2.7 billion licensing deal as 72% of American teens use chatbots.
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Disney orders Character.AI to scrap Marvel, Star Wars chatbots over ‘grooming and exploitation’ concerns: ‘Dangerous to children’
Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI – the app known for chatbots that impersonate characters like Spider-Man – ordering the platform to stop using its copyrighted content without permission, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Post.
After Disney Cease-and-Desist Letter, Character.AI Says It Removed Media Company’s Characters From Its AI Chatbot Platform
Disney's lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI demanding the AI chatbot company remove numerous characters owned by the Mouse House -- and accusing the startup of 'blatantly infringing' Disney's copyrights.
Disney sends cease and desist to Character.ai over unauthorized use of its characters
Character.ai allows users to create personalized AI characters that they can converse with and publish for others to try. While some characters on the platform are original, a company spokesperson admitted that others are "inspired by existing characters that people love."Read Entire Article
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Los Angeles TimesAI startup Character.AI removes Disney characters from its chatbot platform after legal letter
In the latest salvo between Hollywood and artificial intelligence companies, tech start-up Character.AI has removed many Disney characters from its chatbot platform after the Burbank entertainment giant sent the firm a cease-and-desist letter, alleging copyright infringement.
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