Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google on Wednesday, alleging the tech giant infringed its copyrights. Diversity Report.
According to the letter seen by Variety, Disney is accusing the tech giant of “rampant” copyright infringement, claiming it used AI models and services to commercially distribute unauthorized images and videos.
“Google operates as a virtual vending machine, capable of reproducing, serving, and distributing copies of Disney’s valuable library of copyrighted characters and other works on a large scale,” the letter reads. “And compounding Google’s blatant infringement, many of the infringing images generated by Google’s AI services are branded with Google’s Gemini logo, falsely implying that Google’s exploitation of Disney’s intellectual property is authorized and endorsed by Disney.”
The letter alleges that Google’s AI systems infringe characters from “Frozen,” “The Lion King,” “Moana,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Deadpool,” and others. Google did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.
The move comes on the same day Disney signs three-year, $1 billion deal with OpenAI Which will bring its iconic characters to the company’s Sora AI video generator.
