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Disney logo with AI chatbot representing Character.AI, highlighting copyright dispute
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Disney Orders Character That Sends Takedown Notice to Mouse: AI Over Copyright Concerns

In a key step taken to defend its intellectual property, The Walt Disney Company has sent a cease-and-desist letter to AI firm Character.AI, alleging that the platform is making unauthorized use of Disney copyrighted characters and demanding that they cease using them in their content immediately. This lawsuit underscores the...
Disney legal team in court over AI copyright case involving generative models
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Disney Just Threw a Punch in a Huge AI Fight: A New Twist in Entertainment’s Decades-Long Legal Grudge

In a development that may redraw the lines between artificial intelligence and intellectual property, Disney has filed for a series of patents that would allow the company to automate the creation of illustrated characters modeled after any description a context AI gives them, reports the Independent. A Battle Brewing at...