Japanese companies demand that Sora’s AI not rely on their work

Japanese companies registered in Overseas Content Distribution Association (CODA) they demand after OpenAImake artificial intelligence for video creation Sora 2 did not use their works as source material. The statement was signed by a number of anime, manga and video game publishers. Bandai Namco, Enix Square or Kadokawaparent company FromSoftware.

“We believe that when certain copyrighted works are reproduced or created in a similar manner, as is the case with Sora 2, the machine learning process of replication may infringe copyright,” CODA wrote. He adds that the request-based opt-out system plays no role because “under Japanese copyright law, prior consent is generally required for the use of copyrighted works, and there is no system for avoiding liability for copyright infringement through subsequent objections.”

Companies that include Studio Ghibli or Japanese public television NHCdemanding that “their content not be used for machine learning without consent” and that OpenAI respond to their complaints. “CODA, in collaboration with its member companies, requests OpenAI to respond in a manner that ensures the healthy development of artificial intelligence technologies and copyright protection,” the association said in a statement.

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