Sam Altman’s 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 Apple’s free list by letting users churn out AI videos starring your favorite characters—with zero regard for Hollywood’s good graces. Facing legal stink-eye from studios and rights holders, Altman now offers an opt-in 'granular control' aka 'please don’t 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 Johansson’s outrage over a creepy ChatGPT voice-alike? And let’s not forget OpenAI’s bold Studio Ghibli “inspired” image generator or lawsuits from the New York Times, George R.R. Martin, and John Grisham. Yep, OpenAI’s 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' – OpenAI’s 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 Altman’s 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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