Disney Blasts Google As “Virtual Vending Machine” For IP, Accuses YouTube Parent Of Copyright Infringement On “Massive Scale”

The lines are being drawn. Disney today warned rival Google against what it called copyright infringement on a massive scale to train its AI models and from distributing images and videos across its ecosystem, including YouTube. The warning in a lawyer’s letter from Disney to Google follows news of the Mouse’s landmark deal to invest $1 billion in Sora parent OpenAI, a Google rival. “Without waiving any rights or remedies, Disney hereby provides notice that Google must remove all infringing Disney content ...