Sam Altmanās Sora: Fan Fic Fiasco Meets Copyright Chaos
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is playing copyright whack-a-mole with the freshly launched Sora 2 app, which shot to No.1 on Appleās free list by letting users churn out AI videos starring your favorite charactersāwith zero regard for Hollywoodās good graces. Facing legal stink-eye from studios and rights holders, Altman now offers an opt-in 'granular control' aka 'please donāt sue us if you want,' while quietly admitting, 'we gotta make some money here.' This follows a charming career of ticking off creatives: remember Scarlett Johanssonās outrage over a creepy ChatGPT voice-alike? And letās not forget OpenAIās bold Studio Ghibli āinspiredā image generator or lawsuits from the New York Times, George R.R. Martin, and John Grisham. Yep, OpenAIās basically out here rewriting copyright rules like a college freshman ignoring syllabus warnings.
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'Your stuff is our stuff unless you say otherwise' ā OpenAIās Sora making intellectual property a game of legal hot potato. Hollywood, buckle up; Sam Altman just turned fan fiction into a freestyle copyright dance-off.
OpenAI's copyright model is the digital equivalent of 'finders keepers' but with entire fictional universes. Next up: asking if The Simpsons want to opt out of appearing in your AI nightmare.
Sam Altmanās new business plan: guilt the creators into consenting to Sora's chaos while clutching a vague promise of revenue sharing no one asked for. A masterclass in 'how not to do copyright.'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/4/2025 | Author: Nathan Rennolds
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