So, Disney's not messing around when it comes to protecting its intellectual property. It looks like Google's had to pull a bunch of AI-generated videos featuring Disney characters from YouTube. Apparently, Disney sent a cease and desist letter, accusing Google of, well, using their characters without permission on a massive scale.

What's interesting is that Disney isn't just mad about the videos being on YouTube. They're also claiming Google used copyrighted material to train its AI models, like Veo and Nano Banana. It seems like big companies are now starting to realize the real implication of AI infringing copyrights.

This isn't the first time Disney's gone after someone for this. They've also targeted Character.AI, Hailuo, and Midjourney. However, things are not black and white because...

Here's the kicker: Disney isn't completely against AI. In fact, they just announced a deal with OpenAI to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT. Plus, they're planning to bring AI-generated shorts from Sora to Disney+. It seems like they are going to allow AI generated content for their brands as long as they have permission.

So, it seems like Disney, like many big players, is trying to find a middle ground. They want to protect their copyrights, but they also see the potential in AI. I can see other companies like Marvel doing the same.