By Gene Maddaus
Publication Date: 2025-12-13 01:42:00
Google has removed dozens of AI-generated videos that depicted Disney-owned characters after receiving a cease and desist letter from the studio on Wednesday.
Disney flagged the YouTube links to the videos in its letter, and demanded that Google remove them immediately. The AI videos included Mickey Mouse, Deadpool and characters from “Star Wars” and “The Simpsons,” many of which were made using Google’s AI video tool, Veo.
The links were still working on Thursday, but now reroute to a message that reads, “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Disney.”
Disney launched the broadside shortly before announcing a deal to license 200 characters to OpenAI, which will allow Sora users to create short AI clips.
The company has sought to draw a line in the sand to protect its characters from unlicensed AI use. In the cease and desist letter, Disney also provided a long list of characters it wants removed from…
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