{"id":1347742,"date":"2025-10-05T16:58:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rNhK66RNy57aH3TjJ3U7J9"},"modified":"2025-10-05T16:58:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:58:36","slug":"openai-hastily-retreats-from-gung-ho-copyright-policy-after-embarrassing-sora-video-output-like-ai-sam-altman-surrounded-by-pokemon-saying-i-hope-nintendo-doesnt-sue-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/openai-hastily-retreats-from-gung-ho-copyright-policy-after-embarrassing-sora-video-output-like-ai-sam-altman-surrounded-by-pokemon-saying-i-hope-nintendo-doesnt-sue-us\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI hastily retreats from gung-ho copyright policy after embarrassing Sora video output like AI Sam Altman surrounded by Pok\u00e9mon saying ‘I hope Nintendo doesn’t sue us’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Less than a week after OpenAI launched its Sora 2 AI video generation model on September 30, it’s already backtracking to change its policy around copyrighted content, as reported by the Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a blog post<\/a> published on October 3, Sam Altman responded to a wave of copyright concerns surrounding Sora 2 and announced that OpenAI is updating its policy for copyrighted content to make it opt-in, meaning Sora will refuse prompts containing copyrighted material unless the copyright holder specifically gives OpenAI permission to use it.<\/p>\n

Altman stated in the blog post: “We will give rightsholders more granular control over generation of characters, similar to the opt-in model for likeness but with additional controls. We are hearing from a lot of rightsholders who are very excited for this new kind of ‘interactive fan fiction’ and think this new kind of engagement will accrue a lot of value to them, but want the ability to specify how their characters can be used (including not at all).”<\/p>\n

“In particular, we’d like to acknowledge the remarkable creative output of Japan\u2014we are struck by how deep the connection between users and Japanese content is!”<\/p>\n

This statement and the policy change come after a plethora of Sora-generated videos were posted online last week containing characters from Japanese game and anime studios, including IP from Nintendo, Pok\u00e9mon, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Studio Ghibli, and others. One such video sums up the entire situation: an AI-generated, photo-realistic, 10-second clip of Sam Altman surrounded by a pack of Pok\u00e9mon while saying, “I hope Nintendo doesn’t sue us.”<\/p>\n

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