By Belen Edwards
Publication Date: 2025-12-13 16:51:00
Google has purged dozens of AI-generated videos from YouTube that involved characters from Disney properties, according to Variety.
The move follows a cease-and-desist letter Disney sent to Google on Wednesday, the evening before Disney announced a $1 billion deal with OpenAI.
The letter, according to Variety, accused Google of infringing on Disney IP from Star Wars and the MCU to animated films like Frozen, Moana, Lilo & Stitch, and more. Several of the videos Disney flagged were created with Veo, Google’s AI tool. Disney also cited a trend of creating AI “action figures” as infringement, including images of AI-generated figurines of Deadpool, Elsa, Homer Simpson, and Darth Vader in their letter.
As reported by Variety, links to videos cited in the cease-and-desist letter were still working on Thursday. However,…
