Lawsuits or billion-dollar deals: How Disney picks its AI copyright battles

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Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance after its new video generation model, Seedance 2.0, produced AI versions of its characters. It took a very different approach, however, when OpenAI's Sora did the same.

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What smart people are saying about Disney's licensing deal with OpenAI

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What analysts and media experts are saying about the Disney-OpenAI licensing agreement.

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Sam Altman says that intellectual property is a lot trickier for video: 'The video feels much more real and lifelike'

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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L'Oréal is fighting a small-time salon owner, trying to force her to rename her product range

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An image of L'Oréal's "Naked" brand, which the company says should take precedence over a small British product line called "NKD."

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Why a failed video game cost Warner Brothers $200 million

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John Cena, a cast member in "The Suicide Squad" movie, whose IP was made into a video game for Warner Bros — which didn't do too well.

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Music on TikTok is disappearing amid battle with Universal Music Group. Can it make photos work?

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Taylor Swift's record label, Universal Music Group, is in a fight with TikTok. Now the social platform apparently is encouraging creators to post more photos.

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