Disney Sends Cease And Desist To Character.AI Over Unauthorized Use Of Characters

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Disney sent a cease-and-desist to Character.AI over unauthorized use of its characters, highlighting growing IP battles in the AI era. Character.AI removed the content and signaled willingness to work with rightsholders. The dispute comes as Disney sues Midjourney and Anthropic faces a $1.5 billion settlement with authors over copyrighted works.

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00:03The Walt Disney Company sent a cease and desist letter to Character.ai,

00:07warning the startup to stop using copyrighted characters without permission, according to CNBC.

00:13Character.ai said it removed the flagged characters and stressed it wants to work

00:17with rights holders to create controlled revenue-generating experiences. The dispute

00:22underscores how media companies like Disney are moving to protect intellectual property

00:25during the AI boom. Disney is also suing Mid-Journey over alleged misuse of characters

00:31from Cars, Toy Story, Shrek, and The Avengers. A federal judge preliminarily approved

00:38Ash Anthropik's $1.5 billion settlement with authors who alleged the company illegally

00:44downloaded their books from pirated databases. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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